“SZ” report
FC Schalke 04 is reportedly the first Bundesliga club to introduce an upper salary limit. The Revierklub should no longer exceed the limit of an annual salary of 2.5 million euros in the future, as the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” reports. Players who would demand more in negotiations will therefore fall through the cracks in the future and are therefore not an option for the royal blues. The responsible parties would have agreed on this.
Recently, several officials, including DFL chief Christian Seifert and DFB president Fritz Keller, had asked for an upper salary limit in football, but its implementation is classified as difficult. At FC Schalke, the financial situation had recently worsened during the Corona crisis.
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“It’s about the existence of the club,” warned communications manager Alexander Jobst. The self-imposed upper salary limit not only makes discussions with potential reinforcements more difficult, but also affects negotiations about contract extensions with players like Suat Serdar. There were “loose requests” for the midfielder in autumn.
Mascarall top earner at FC Schalke 04 – Wagner should stay
According to media reports, Omar Mascarell (€ 4.5 million salary), Matija Nastasic (€ 4 million) and Salif Sané (€ 3.5 million) are several Schalke players above the future € 2.5 million mark . The currently loaned out professionals Nabil Bentaleb (Newcastle United) and Mark Uth (1. FC Cologne) should each earn 4 million euros.
Schalke ended the Bundesliga season with 16 games without a win in series on 12th place in the table. According to the report, David Wagner should remain coach at Schalke in the coming season.
