After millions of rain for Stuttgart
In the opinion of its CEO Alexander Wehrle, thanks to the recent agreement with Porsche, VfB Stuttgart no longer needs to sell players at low prices to secure its budget. The ‘global brand alliance’, in which the sports car maker, its subsidiary MHP and Mercedes-Benz are also involved, gives the certainty that you no longer have to accept all offers, the boss says of the club in an interview with the « Süddeutsche Zeitung ». Journal ». « Anyone who wants something from us must submit an offer that fits the market. Then we will listen to it. » Time and time again, the most valuable (Site notre bureau spécialisé)er and the third most valuable player in the team have left : Konstantinos Mavropanos and Borna Sosa, estimated at 15 and 12 million euros respectively.
At the end of June, the VfB presented the so-called “global brand alliance”, which, according to Wehrle, brings in 100 million euros. Accordingly, in addition to Mercedes-Benz, the competing car manufacturer Porsche is also investing in the Swabians and also taking on several sponsorship packages. Porsche subsidiary MHP has secured the naming rights to the Stuttgart stadium for at least the next ten years.
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Nevertheless, Stuttgart, who only secured their place in the Bundesliga last season with two relegation wins against Hamburger SV, are also unwilling to make major investments in new players in the future. It was made clear that the 100 million euros will go to the club over several years and will mainly be used to make VfB more stable after the loss of income during the Corona period, the renovation of the stadium and the few years that have not not been very successful. Wehrle explained. « We cannot and will not throw this money into the transfer market and buy players for 20 million, » the 48-year-old said. Only twice in the club’s history have more than 10 million euros been spent on the transfer of a new professional.
So far this summer, VfB have invested €14m in new signings, €9m of which went to signing top striker Serhou Guirassy. On the income side, there are currently 1.5 million euros left after the sale of goalkeeper Florian Müller to SC Fribourg.
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