There is no denying that Bundesaliga has experienced a significant loss of talent in summer. Floorians have moved to Liverpool from Bayer Bayer Leverkusen; Bavaria Munich veteran Thomas Muller selected his career in Vancouver Whitcaps, and Kingsley Common, who scored the winner in the final, won the Champions League in 2020, moved to Al-Nasar in Saudi Pro League.
Each step had its own argument: 22 -year -old Wirtz wanted to take the next step in his career, while now -35 -year -old Muller chose Vancouver, a city regularly rank as one of the best places in the world after slipping a pecking order in Bavaria. 29 -year -old common, standing to increase his already liberal annual income from € 17 million ($ 19.8 million) to about € 20 million – from the net.
However, it is collectively seen, the thesis three transfer are symptoms of an issue for Bundesaliga. In turn, only one player with a global profile has moved from abroad to Germany; Colombian forward Louis Diaz joined Bayern from Liverpool.
‘Bayern can achieve any player he wants’
This can do Bavaria Munich after failing to woo many other stars, including more Spanish young Nico Williams, who chose to expand their contract with athletic rather than joining the serial German champion. Bavaria’s Sports Director Max Aberal suggested that it could exceed a blip.
“Whoever claims that FC Bayern has lost his international appeal for top stars, does not know the market,” Aberral said that “said”Sports picture“Weekly.
“FC Bayern can achieve any player who wants him to be ready to pay the asking price.”
Bundesleiga’s appeal ‘misleading’
Former Bavaria president Oliver Kahan, however, the alarm seems to be, saying that Bundesleiga has long lost his reputation and its alleged appeal is “misleading.”
“Premier League and La Leiga are clearly standing out,” Kahn told “Rioter“magazine.” Everyone knows stars and teams. ,
The fact that Florian Vartz decided against Bayern and for Liverpool, so we should give food for consideration, said the goalkeeper of East Bavaria and Germany.
“This shows that the Premier League has established itself as an extraordinary player, not only in the sports period, but also in terms of business. It is the most exciting place if you want the highest level of sports gly, financial and media-white.”
No major title since 2022
In terms of sports, Bundesleiga has lost the ground in Europe. In the last decade, German clubs only have major international typles: Bavaria Munich won the Champions League in 2020, and frankfurt Frankfurt in the Europe League in 2022.
In the five -year rankings of European football governing body UEFA, which reflects the performance of club teams, Bundesaliga currently ranks only fourth behind the Premier League, Siri A and La Leiga.
Premier League ahead in every category
Financially, things do not look foggy. For the German Football League (DFL), which operates Bundesleiga, the League generated a record revenue of € 4.8 billion in the 2023–34 season. It was quite good for the second place in Europe – but behind the Premier League, which produced € 7.4 billion.
Premier League is on the driver’s seat in terms of revenue from television rights. In the 2025–26 season, 20 clubs of the division will collect around € 1.95 billion. In Bundesleiga, the TV revenue is a total of € 1.12 billion and is distributed between 36 clubs in Bundesleiga and Bundesleiga 2.
For years, Bundesleiga claimed data of the highest appearance in Europe. But here too, the Premier League is now in the first place. In the previous season, the average appearance in the English top flight was 40.474, while in Bundesleiga, it was 38,662. The attendance in Bundesleiga stadiums is decreasing overall. The total number of viewers fell from 13.1 million in the 2022-23 season to 12.1 million in 2023-24 and 11.8 million in 2024-25.
Average is not world class
The alarm among others is the player of another national team, Mathius Samer, along with Germany, was named Euro 96 and 1996 European footballer of the year.
“When I see German football right now, I ask myself questions: What does German football really stand for today?” Sammar told “Rioter,
“I can’t see it.” German football “Learn not to try to sell average again as globally.”
Should Bundeslaga fail to keep in mind the words of Sammar, and are bound to leave the stars.
This article was the original published in German.
