Berlin (AP) - Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge can imagine a salary cap in professional football.
It is "not out of the question that you make a new attempt," said the 64-year-old official on Sky TV when asked the question. "In my opinion, the upper limit is an interesting discussion."
Rummenigge, however, recalled that he and Michel Platini, the former head of the European Football Union UEFA, had made several appearances at the European Union in Brussels. "Unfortunately, he always got a bloody nose, even though all the big clubs in Europe supported this idea because we were told that it could not be brought into line with the competition laws in Europe and accordingly it had no chance at the time," said Rummenigge. "It is difficult to assess whether the situation is different today," said the Bayern boss.
The salary cap could make professional football more accessible to fans. The coronavirus pandemic and the financial difficulties of many clubs as well as the image crisis in football operations have caused some to rethink. Christian Seifert, the head of the German Football League (DFL), wants to press ahead with the topic in the coming months. According to the DFL business report, the 18 Bundesliga clubs spent a total of 1.43 billion euros for professional footballers and the coaching staff in the 2018/19 season.
If you opt for an upper salary limit, you have to take all the consequences, Rummenigge said. "I don't think we want American sports here, there is no promotion, no descent. That is an important part of football," said the FC Bayern Munich CEO.
DFL business report
The current sports studio from May 9th with Seifert statements on the upper salary limit
Interview with Horst Heldt in the Weser courier, among other things on the upper salary limit
Martin Kind in the sports buzzer to the upper salary limit
