European football leagues: bargain hunters at the top

Union Berlin is the sensational team in the Bundesliga.

Even after the 12th matchday, the club from Köpenick leads the table, ahead of series champions Bayern Munich.

The success is all the more astonishing when you look at the transfer expenses for the players who were in the starting line-up for the Berliners.

Only two clubs in the Bundesliga spent less on the starting line-up.

Bayern Munich invested 27 times as much money in new players.