Overview

• Kompany said departures are driven by money, drawing on his Burnley promotion experience to illustrate the Premier League’s TV-fueled budgets.
• He said promoted Premier League sides receive about £100m in TV funds and see budgets jump from roughly £20–25m to £120–130m.
• Reuters reports Germany’s top two divisions will share just over €1bn a year under a new deal, while Premier League distributions are more than triple that.
• This summer has seen Jeremie Frimpong and Florian Wirtz join Liverpool, Benjamin Sesko move to Manchester United, Hugo Ekitike head to England, and Bayern target Nick Woltemade reportedly close to Newcastle United.
• He framed retention as a league-wide issue, noting many departures followed just one or two standout Bundesliga seasons and urging action to keep top talent.