Interview: VfB Stuttgart executive urges financial independence from player sales
VfB Stuttgart | Rouven Kasper, the former FC Bayern Munich President Asia, who was appointed to the executive team at VfB Stuttgart three years ago
The executive team at VfB Stuttgart received a surprising gift a few weeks ago when Champions League qualification was secured. However, it doesn’t mean that "The Swabians" will splash the cash in this summer's transfer market.
Stuttgart have always managed to sell their star talents for big money, but in the past, these cash flows were often spent on new players.
Why it matters: Stuttgart surprised quite a few by finishing runners-up in this year’s Bundesliga, just 12 months after narrowly escaping another relegation.
The perspective: How do you define basic income in a football club? Do you aim for financially sustainable numbers even without any transfer income, or do you accept smaller- or even medium-sized deficits which should then be covered by player sales?
12 June 2024 - 1:25 PM
Sometimes, you just need to take a look at a club’s former players, and then you'll promptly understand the size of the club. If we were to use this method to examine VfB Stuttgart, most people with a football heart would probably smile a little just thinking about some of these players:
Dieter Hoeness, Jürgen Klinsmann, Guido Buchwald, Matthias Sammer, Krasimir Balakov, Giovane Elber, Fredi Bobic, Philipp Lahm, Thomas Hitzlsperger, Cacau, Ve
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