Bundesliga stars set to leave? Kompany reveals the reason | OneFootball

Nick Woltemade is heading to Newcastle, and FC Bayern comes away empty-handed. FCB coach Vincent Kompany explained in his own way on Friday why the Premier League holds greater appeal for many players.

The departure of Nick Woltemade to English Premier League club Newcastle United is not only stirring the fans of VfB Stuttgart and FC Bayern, but all of German football. The 23-year-old is moving from the cup winners to the Magpies for nearly 90 million euros.

During the press conference ahead of Munich’s Bundesliga match against FC Augsburg, Vincent Kompany was also asked about the upcoming transfer—and he responded to one of the questions as dryly as he did humorously.

When asked why players like Woltemade or Florian Wirtz prefer to go to England, the Belgian replied with a single word: “Money.” The brief reply in English caused laughter among the journalists present.

Alongside Woltemade, numerous other stars (including Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitiké) have left the Bundesliga for England this summer.

Premier League offers financial reality

Afterwards, Kompany clarified his statement and explained the differences between the Bundesliga and the Premier League. “The truth is: We got promoted to the Premier League with Burnley—and then suddenly the money from TV broadcasting comes in. That’s 100 million euros for promoted teams. (…) In England, you go from 25, 30 million per year to a budget of suddenly 120, 130 million. That’s roughly equivalent to the level of the top 6 or top 8 clubs in Germany.”

Thus, even a club like Sunderland competes on the transfer market with AC Milan, while Burnley poaches players from clubs like Eintracht Frankfurt or VfL Wolfsburg. “That’s the financial reality,” Kompany stated matter-of-factly.

For Bayern, the failed Woltemade transfer is a bitter setback—the Brits ultimately dug deeper into their pockets than the German record champions were willing or able to.

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