Source: REUTERS/WOLFGANG RATTAY
[Saba Sports News] The Bundesliga (DFL) is reportedly
exploring the establishment of domestic Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations,
as indicated by German media reports. Meeting documents from the DFL shareholders’
meeting suggest that one of the proposed measures to ensure financial stability
is the enhancement of regulatory supervision during reviews. This idea is said
to have two main motivations. Firstly, some clubs, including Hertha Berlin,
Schalke, and Nuremberg in the Bundesliga 2, have experienced worsening
financial difficulties due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Secondly,
increased investments by owners and rising personnel and transfer costs have
impacted the overall business environment. In 2015, UEFA introduced the
Financial Fair Play regulations to control excessive spending, which included
stipulations that team wages should not exceed 70% of football business revenue
and that club owners can provide up to an additional €30 million in funding per
season.