Leverkusen Managing Director - Carro sees potential for conflict ahead of DFL investor vote
Bayer Leverkusen's managing director Fernando Carro sees potential for conflict between the Bundesliga clubs and the second division ahead of the upcoming decision on whether to bring investors into the German Football League at the second attempt. In an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Friday), the 59-year-old Spaniard said that care must be taken not to end up in a situation where the second division dictates what the DFL should do. "If, in the end, 13 to 15 first division clubs are in favor and the strategic partnership with the second division fails, we will have to accept that, but then we will have to give serious thought to the future governance of the DFL," explained Carro.
A decision on a possible strategic marketing partnership is to be made at the DFL general meeting on December 11. Fans in numerous Bundesliga and second-division stadiums have already taken a stand against this. Bundesliga clubs such as SC Freiburg and 1. FC Köln have also already signaled their rejection. Similar plans had already failed once before on May 24. A corresponding motion did not receive the required two-thirds majority.
The new partner is to pay one billion euros for a percentage share of the TV revenue. The contract is to have a maximum term of 20 years and be signed by the start of the 2024/25 season. A large part of the revenue is to be used to further develop the DFL business model and, in particular, to strengthen international marketing.
Carro emphasized that he also wanted to stick with the merger of the 36 clubs from both leagues. "But if the interests diverge like this and we put our global position even further at risk - then we have to look each other in the eye and ask: can we continue together in this form?" said the managing director of the unbeaten Bundesliga leaders.
Interview Fernando Carro at "FAZ" (paywall)
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- Bayer Leverkusen's stance against bringing investors into the DFL aligns with that of clubs like SC Freiburg and 1. FC Köln from North Rhine-Westphalia, who have also expressed their rejection of the proposal.
- Fernando Carro, the managing director of Bayer Leverkusen, emphasized that if the strategic partnership with the second division fails to gain the necessary support at the DFL general meeting on December 11, the future governance of the Bundesliga may need to be reevaluated.
- The proposed strategic marketing partnership with the unnamed partner involves a payment of one billion euros for a percentage share of the TV revenue, with a maximum term of 20 years and a planned start date by the 2024/25 season.
- In the event of a failure to secure the required two-thirds majority at the DFL general meeting, where clubs like Bayer Leverkusen and Bayer 04 Leverkusen oppose the investor vote, Bayer Leverkusen's managing director, Fernando Carro, suggested that the governance of the DFL may need to be reconsidered.
- The potential for conflict on the issue of investors entering the DFL between Bundesliga clubs and the second division could lead to a fundamental reexamination of the future of the German Football League, according to the views expressed by Fernando Carro, the managing director of Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen.
Source: www.stern.de
