Bodiet reported that although Dortmund once again qualified for the Champions League and earned 60 million euros by selling Gittens, the club's financial situation was not as optimistic as the outside world imagined. It is reported that Dortmund can currently use the transfer only about 40 million euros.
Dotter's basic salary expenditure last season was 120 million euros, plus bonuses and special payments, totaling about 170 million euros. Club executives realize that such high spending can only be maintained by selling players at a high price every year. For example, Gittens's transfer to Chelsea for €60 million is a reflection of this business model.
Dotter sets performance-linked clauses in the player contract, which helps alleviate the economic pressure caused by failure. However, if the team performs well in the league and Champions League, they will face huge bonus expenses. Each victory may bring an additional bonus of up to €60,000.
In addition, the club also needs to pay special fees such as signing fees and termination fees. This summer, Bellingham received a signing fee of about 1.5 million euros when renewing his contract, although not high for players of his level.
Last summer, Dortmund invested about 70 million euros in new players, but had a net loss of 35 million euros. This summer, the club spent about €62 million to introduce Cootto, Bellingham Jr. and Svensen. Although Bellingham Jr.'s transfer fee is lower than the termination fee in his original contract, these expenses have used up Gittens' transfer fee in advance.
personnel decision-making mistakes also put additional burdens on the club. Former coach Shahin received about 3.5 million euros in compensation after being fired, while technical director Mislintat still had to pay nearly 1 million euros per year because he did not terminate the contract on his own.
In addition, after deducting travel, accommodation, transportation, taxes and player bonuses, Dortmund actually got only about half of the 44 million euros prize money received in the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup.
Finally, the maintenance costs of Westphalia are also a considerable expense, with 5 million to 10 million euros per year for restoring the aging structure.
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