Watzke on the investor exit: “Bad for the league, old-fashioned, problem in German society”. The failed deal is “not a problem” for clubs like FC Bayern Munich or Borussia Dortmund, it will be “a problem for the other clubs in the league’.

The investor’s money would be perfect to help the entire Bundesliga grow. “In Germany, investor is perhaps not the best word,” explained Watzke.