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Bundesliga Feeder League Deepens as Šeško Joins Manchester United

Only ramped-up youth development can counter the growing transfer spending gap with England

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In Europa explodieren die Ablösen. Die Bundesliga wird vor allem als Ausbildungsliga gesehen. Der FC Bayern liegt sogar hinter einem England-Aufsteiger.
Premier-League-Aufsteiger investiert mehr Geld als Bayern ++ Bundesliga wird zur Ausbildungs-Liga.

Overview

  • RB Leipzig forward Benjamin Šeško has agreed to join Manchester United for €76.5 million plus up to €8.5 million in bonuses, potentially reaching €90 million.
  • Liverpool spent about €275 million this summer on Bundesliga talents including Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong and Hugo Ekitiké, highlighting German clubs’ feeder-role in the market.
  • Premier League teams are now spending 3.6 times more on new players than Bundesliga sides, fueling unprecedented transfer valuations across Europe.
  • In the last ten years, English clubs’ transfer outlays rose by 95.9 percent to €2.88 billion, compared with a 70.1 percent increase to €812.9 million for German clubs.
  • Bundesliga sporting directors say that only by expanding youth development pipelines can German clubs offset their financial disadvantage under the 50+1 ownership rule.