Sven Mislintat sees the reasons for the transfer backlog at FC Bayern Munich in the financial clout, which is no longer so high in the Bundesliga. In addition, the current sports director of VfB Stuttgart explained why he once cancelled the German record champion.
“For clubs that have to operate classically, it is becoming increasingly difficult to resist,” Mislintat stated in an interview with Sport Bild and agreed to a statement by Uli Hoeneß: “You also compete with states, not only with clubs.
He therefore recognises a new role for the Bundesliga: “Dortmund and Bavaria are no longer the end of the food chain in this area. The reality for almost all clubs in the Bundesliga today is that we train for Europe’s top 8 clubs plus some English teams.”
Accordingly, the Bundesliga has come closer to the status of the former Dutch or Belgian league: “You can complain about that – or make the best of it: “Transfers are a big source of income when you do a good job.”
BVB, among others, could look forward to large revenues. With Jadon Sancho Borussia would have a talent with the “quality like Kylian Mbappe” in the squad, Mislintat said: “He belongs in the absolute top category. Due to its quality, it will eventually be impossible to hold.”
Meanwhile, Mislintat 2017 for the BVB was definitely not to be kept. He moved on to FC Arsenal – and at that time he told FC Bayern: “I never finished thinking about it, because it was almost emotionally impossible for me to switch directly from Dortmund to Bavaria. There were loose conversations at the time, but nothing more.”
From April 2019 Mislintat dared a new adventure at the VfB, which reached a premature low point in the summer with the relegation to the 2nd league. The sports director identified the resurgence as a “clear goal”, but limited it to: “If we don’t make it, we won’t lose our strength and financial strength.”
Accordingly, VfB would not necessarily go “all in” in the fight in the second league: “We can cope with the second year in the second league – but we wouldn’t be up for it.” Meanwhile, “95 to 98 percent” of VfB’s management planning had been completed.
