Overview
- At a Bayern news conference, Vincent Kompany answered "Money" when asked why leading Bundesliga players are moving to the Premier League.
- German and English reports say VfB Stuttgart striker Nick Woltemade is set to join Newcastle for a club-record €85 million plus bonuses.
- Bayern missed key targets this summer, with Florian Wirtz joining Liverpool for about €125 million and Stuttgart refusing to sell Woltemade at Bayern's price.
- Bayern sporting director Christoph Freund labeled Premier League spending power "brutal" and "extreme," and Kompany noted promoted English clubs receive roughly £100 million in TV money.
- The disparity is reflected in revenues and outlays, with Premier League TV income more than triple Germany's top two tiers and estimated summer spending near £2.7 billion.