The paradoxes of modern football can be seen on the example of Borussia. The giant from Dortmund will fight for the title of European champion in the final with Real Madrid this May, but whatever the BVB does – he will have to reduce the budget for the next competition cycle. The new executive director Lars Ricken and sports director Sebastian Kehl were thus given the thankless task of reducing the salary budget by around 5,000,000 euros, regardless of the outcome of the Champions League final. The reason is simple. Borussia currently spends 165,000,000 euros a year on salaries, and even the great results on the international stage from this season, that is, the earnings they produced, cannot cover that cost.NO, it does not pay off to BVB to lose the UCL final – the bonus for Bellingham is much lessClubs that do not belong to the very financial top simply have to live on player sales. Borussia was also doing well. Three seasons ago, Jadon Sancho went to Manchester United for 85,000,000 euros. Then Erling Haaland was sold to Manchester City for 60,000,000 euros, and last summer Jude Bellingham was sold to Real for 103,000,000 with the possibility that the transfer price could increase with premiums.Borussia Dortmund’s son who defeated PSGThis season, however, there is no such player in Westphalia. A great future was predicted for 19-year-old Yusuffa Moukoko, but at least for now, that talent has not translated into astronomical value. And that’s right, in his contract there is an exit clause of only 25,000,000 euros, and Ricken and Kehl would also discuss that, because Moukoku’s salary of 6,000,000 euros per year certainly costs them a lot. He does not justify that kind of money in any way. For example, club legend Marco Reus has as much as Moukoko, who is certainly going – probably to the MLS league – so some kind of salary savings will be made. Right back Mariusz Wolff is also on the way out, so it won’t be much of a blow for the team.Sancho and Ten Hag close to shaking hands but far from reuniting at Old Trafford?The club would be happy to sell Niklas Sule and Sebastian Haller, but in Dortmund they are aware that they probably won’t get the conditions they have in Westfalen anywhere: around 10,000,000 euros per season. Which means that it will be difficult to get rid of them. On the other hand, Jadon Sancho is in form and Borussia would like him to stay, but it remains to be seen if that is possible. BVB also wants to extend the contract with 22-year-old left back Jan Matsen.BUNDESLIGA – MATCHDAY 33Friday21:30: (3.90) Augsburg (4.20) Stuttgart (1.80)Saturday16:30: (1.30) RB Leipzig (5.90) Werder (9.00)16:30: (1.72) Freiburg (3.70) Heidenheim (5.00)16:30: (2.70) Koln (3.15) Union Berlin (2.55)16:30: (2.45) M’ gladbach (3.45) Eintr.Frankfurt (2.80)19:30: (2.20) Mainz (3.60) Dortmund (3.15)Sunday18:30: (1.37) Bayern (5.10) Wolfsburg (7.75)20:30: (4.40) Bochum (4.25) Leverkusen (1.70)***odds are subject to change***
