A DFL gala honored a long-serving Bayern Munich executive while spotlighting alarm over recent transfer market extremes. Transfer fees, particularly in the Premier League, have surged to unprecedented levels, described as completely ridiculous and shocking. Funding from Gulf states and American hedge funds has enabled clubs to make offers far beyond the reach of Bundesliga teams. Germany's 50+1 ownership rule preserves fan and member control but constrains outside capital, reducing competitiveness in bidding. The imbalance was illustrated when Newcastle paid over €85+5M for a young VfB Stuttgart forward that Bayern could not match.
"Completely crazy! I'm stunned by what's been going on in international football over the past six to eight weeks," Hoeneß said in comments captured by @iMiaSanMia. "[Premier League transfer fees are] completely ridiculous! At some point, the public will say: Are they completely crazy? We in German football must go our own way. I ask everyone in this room never to take the money that spoils everything."
"The money Hoeneß is referring to includes that of gulf states and 'American hedge funds', which furnish the transfer war chests of clubs like Chelsea and Manchester City. The DFL must ensure that Bundesliga clubs never have to accept this money," Hoeneß exclaimed. German football is unique for its fan culture and the 50+1 ownership rule - which requires that club members hold majority voting rights, rather than outside investors -
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