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Bremen – Werder Bremen has dropped his pants, openly admitting his financial problems due to the interruption of the game due to the coronavirus crisis. Now, at the latest, Werder is one of the clubs most threatened in the crisis, despite the club boss Klaus Filbry describing liquidity as assured, at least until early autumn.
For that you have SV Werder Bremen for the first time in this millennium Debts added. But that alone will not be enough to guarantee the continued existence of the outsourced professional department. Who can save Werder now? The DeichStube Look at the banks, players, investors, competitors, and the city.
The banks
Werder has already spoken to his home banks about existing lines of credit that are part of day-to-day business and has likely found solutions, too, as Filbry explained in a media discussion on Friday. Contact is new state development bank KfW. There Werder wants to borrow a double-digit amount. This option is currently used by more than 17,000 companies. “We are in good company in the league,” Filbry revealed. In the worst case scenario (end of season / first half of 2020/21 without viewers), Werder could face a loss of € 45m this calendar year.
The city
About him Bremer Weserstadion GmbH (BWS) club and city are directly connected to each other, they both own 50 percent of the shares. Due to large and small conversions, but also flood protection, partners still have to Loans for an amount of 70 million euros. being operated on Werder does this almost exclusively. Now the same name also helps Residential investment with and pay three million euros a year. Werder Bremen however, you must transfer a large single-digit amount of ticket revenue. The city could help.
Investors
A neverending story. For years Werder has been waiting for a strategic partner to be in vain. Sheiks, oligarchs and hedge funds are not a problem, Werder does not want to sell. “In the current phase, we can hardly find someone who is willing to invest money in a minority interest,” Filbry said, referring to the existing one. 50 + 1 ruler at BundesligaBut he added immediately: “However, we are also considering this option. It could be a solution. “
There is still this quiet hope that a company in or around Bremen will report. In the stream Supervisory council the Werder Bremen GmbH & Co. KG aA there are even two candidates: Kurt Zech (Zech Group) and Marco Fuchs (OHB) Zech is said to have supported the club from time to time in the past. Most recently, he chartered his private jet for player commitments like Davy Klaassen or Davie Selke available. But are you also willing to spend at least a double-digit amount, perhaps even a million dollars, on stock at your favorite club? He does not need it to advertise his company, and the 63-year-old man is not the one who has to give the great Zampano on the soccer stage. The same applies to Fuchs, by the way.
But there is also Main sponsor Wiesenhof with the PHW group from Visbek in Lower Saxony. This connection has not been easy since 2012 because there have been huge protests from fans against the poultry farmer’s entry. The Wesjohann family is still grateful to Werder that the club, however, followed suit with the sponsor, and even participated in a return campaign for Claudio Pizarro. Maybe the connection is getting closer now.
Players
“Even if the players gave up 50 percent of their salary, we would still have a significant financial imbalance,” Filbry said, wanting to kick the staff out of the line of fire. But the fact is: there is one huge savings potential. The personnel costs of the SV Werder Bremen for players and coaches this season it amounts to 58 million euros. The club has announced that its main winners (including management) will not pay any wages, but has not given any figures. It is said to be 20 percent for the months of April, May, and June. If the situation changes Seasonal holidays Should it deteriorate dramatically, Filbry wants to talk to the players.
The competitors
The Corona virus crisis and everyone financial difficulties despite Bayern’s sports boss Hasan Salihamidzic Announced at the “Welt am Sonntag”: “We want to strengthen ourselves with a superior talent from Europe and also to bring an international star to Munich, who improves the quality of our team and helps the team to offer our spectators strong and attractive football.” “Obviously there is enough money, and maybe I will think FC Bayern Again, if not it would be smarter to invest within the Bundesliga. For example, in a SV Werder Milot Rashica. Because if the competitors really die as predicted, it would be very lonely for Bayern in the Bundesliga. The same also applies to the other three clubs in the Champions League. Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen and RB Leipzig. (knee)
