Believe in more investors: Bayern boss Hainer demands upper salary limit


Believe in more investors
Bayern boss Hainer calls for upper salary limit

The president of the richest football club in Germany, Herbert Hainer from FC Bayern Munich, calls for regulation of player salaries, transfer fees and consultant salaries. This is necessary so that “the sport can survive”. Meanwhile, Hainer expects more investors to join the company.

President Herbert Hainer of FC Bayern Munich expects more investors to enter international football as a result of the Corona crisis. “I believe that more money will come in from outside,” said Hainer at the SpoBis congress in Düsseldorf: “On the one hand, because many clubs have been shaken by the Corona crisis, some of them even before that. On the other hand, the sport would not be bad do when more professional management comes into the clubs. After all, not every club and association is managed in such a way that success is automatically achieved. “

Investors could not only be interested in the top clubs, but also in the smaller ones with potential, said Hainer. “There are different motives. But those who look at returns go where they see growth opportunities”, explained Hainer and also sees advantages for clubs in influencing day-to-day business: “If someone knows how to build a successful company, this one Passing on knowledge and not believing that he is the better coach, then that is very promising. “

After the failure of the first attempt, the 67-year-old does not believe that a Super League will come at some point. “I don’t want to dismiss it for all eternity. But it will certainly not come in the short term,” said Hainer: “The serve was too hard for that.”

He also repeated his request for a salary cap. “There needs to be regulation of player salaries, transfer fees and consultant salaries,” said Hainer: “It has been discussed for a long time, it never happened. Perhaps the crisis is an opportunity to tackle the issue now so that the sport can survive.”

Hainer does not think it makes sense to switch to a two-year cycle for hosting world championships. When asked whether FC Bayern would not then relinquish its players, the president said: “We would not say per se that we will no longer participate. But we would clearly state our position in advance. I believe that it is not reasonable. “

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