Turn Dietmar Hopp to Hoffenheim the tap off © SID-IMAGES/Getty Images /.Patron Dietmar Hopp responds to the requirements of financial fair play of the European Football Union and turn to off in the near future Bundesliga 1899 the tap Hoffenheim.
Hoffenheim (SID) - from the retort Club of billionaire will soon become a normal Bundesliga: Patron Dietmar Hopp to 1899 Hoffenheim released within the next four years in the independence and largely turn off the tap. In Exchange, Hopp, who already 240 million euro invested in the Club, accepted sporty mediocrity.
"I would like to contribute nothing in three or four years." "Only when a loss then permitted under da I will compensate him", Hopp told the sports information service (SID): "I think not that Hoffenheim can be ever German champion."
The "allowed frame" targeted by Hopp is a loss of five million euros over a period of three seasons. With the end of the financial contributions on a grand scale, the breakfasting draws the regime led by the European Football Union (UEFA) in the way of financial fair play, which allows this deficit in the long term only a club the consequences of the provisions. While other clubs believe not in the strict implementation of the regulation, the plans of Hopps are full and completely then aligned.
Hoffenheim was long from UEFA criteria
"To say that will not come already, be negligent." I would be demonized rightly if I therefore take the Club on the wall would leave. "This would be the biggest disgrace," Hopp said: "This is for us absolute priority." UEFA President Michel Platini is fiercely determined that enforce financial fair play. And I can imagine that the DFL will not take that. "Because it is so unthinkable that suddenly the tenth, eleventh and 12th in the Bundesliga in the Europe League play, if the previous runners-up have infringed against."
In the past years were the Hoffenheim far from the UEFA criteria. A decrease of almost EUR 100 million is in the period between 2007 and 2010 record. Thus, it should be gone now. Already the sale of the Brazilian Luiz Gustavo on record champion Bayern Munich, who had given the cause for the resignation of former coach Ralf Rangnick was characterised by the new cost-cutting measures.
"If we would have still a two-digit million range for him in the summer, it would have been good." "But 17 to 20 million would have been excluded, because in the summer will be players like sand on the sea on the market", Hopp said.
No expensive stars more for Hoffenheim
With the end of the million expenditure, but also the dreams of the fans burst. It will be unlikely to see international football at the autumn champion of 2008 according to the paradigm shift. Thus also Hopp has accepted. "I have always said that it is already fantastic for our region, we play a mediocre role in the Bundesliga." "Because no matter how we play, we have always the top clubs in our guest."
No longer guest in Hoffenheim in the future, expensive stars such as the Babel should be in January for a fee of 7 million euro required Dutch Ryan. There will no longer be such transfers according to Hopp. Only the action of striking and departed to England striker Demba Ba have the obligation necessary gemnacht Babel.
"Without Babel as a replacement for BA, we would have problems." "It would have can be dangerous for us in the table where we are today not even on the saving banks", Hopp said: "This was a schedule variance due to the unreasonable behavior of BA." Such transfers are no longer the aim. "Only if it happened out of necessity and is explainable."
As a lesson from the vortex to BA, Hopp spoke out for a solidarity Furthermore Fund of the Club. "If there would be a Fund of solidarity is in the Bundesliga to punish such players, then we would pay", the co-founder of the software company SAP said: "As a club one is easy the Gelackmeierte." "One can only hope that it never happens."
