Sports director Jörg Schmadtke from VfL Wolfsburg defended the decision to only allow vaccinated or recovered spectators into the stadium for Bundesliga or Champions League games of his club.
The background to this is the criticism of some fans that stadium visitors are required to be vaccinated, while some players may not have been vaccinated at all.
Wolfsburg - The relationship between club and player is a relationship “from employer to employee”, Schmadtke told the “sports buzzer” on Monday.
"As a club, I cannot make it a mandatory measure for players because I believe that everyone must have the opportunity to make their own decisions." .
One could "create framework conditions that are accepted or not".
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Nevertheless, Schmadtke spoke out in favor of having as many players as possible vaccinated against the corona virus.
"It would of course make a lot of things easier for us to handle if everyone were vaccinated," said the 57-year-old.
"But that would not protect us with absolute certainty from getting corona cases." Dpa
