More breathing room: BVB cut more than just wage costs | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund has already spent more than 60 million euros this summer on new signings Joane Gadou (Red Bull Salzburg), Kauã Prates (Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte), Justin Lerma (Independiente del Valle), and Konstantinos Karetsas (KRC Genk). But their planning is not yet complete, as Said El Mala (1. FC Köln) is also expected to arrive, which would push the club’s total investment in transfer fees alone into the nine-figure range. However, BVB have also laid the groundwork for that.

The sales of Karim Adeyemi (FC Barcelona), Cole Campbell (SV Elversberg), Julien Duranville (Olympique Lyon), and Kjell Wätjen (FC Midtjylland) brought in “only” a good 35 million euros in return, although that is still more than respectable given the quartet’s sporting value. After all, only Adeyemi had recently played a role, while Campbell, Duranville, and Wätjen were already out on loan.

The upcoming loan of Yan Couto to Como 1907 is expected to bring in another two million euros, but above all it would save the salary of the Brazilian right-back. The same applies to Niklas Süle (retired from professional football), Julian Brandt (Ajax Amsterdam), and Salih Özcan (Beşiktaş Istanbul), who all left on free transfers after their contracts expired but, together with Couto, are expected according to Bild to generate salary savings of around 35 million euros per year.

Cost-cutting measures in various areas

While the club is placing far greater emphasis than before on keeping squad costs within reasonable limits for new players like Karetsas—who is reportedly set to start on a comparatively modest salary of around 3.5 million euros per season compared to older contracts—Bild says BVB are also saving money in several other areas. The amounts may be smaller there, but they add up.

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For example, BVB are increasingly using software to translate their website into other languages and plan to largely do without professional translators in the future. When traveling, Borussia will also make greater use of Uber instead of having rental cars with drivers on standby outside the team hotel. And to avoid having to throw away as much food, dishes that run out during a match in the VIP area of Signal Iduna Park will no longer be prepared again.

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