The transfer window in Germany has been closed for a few days. The clubs were able to bring in new players and remove others for almost two months (July 1 to August 30). But the Bundesliga boss would like a shorter period.
Bayer Leverkusen Sports Management Director Simon Rolfes (42) in the podcast “Playmakers – Football from all sides” by 360Media: “The pace of the last two weeks is fast, this unrest that is always in a team or among players, I think it would be good. if it’s over sooner. It was clear earlier, before the first match day, that this was the team we were going into the season with. “
Simon Rolfes has been the Managing Director of Bayer Leverkusen since July 2022
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Two days before the end of the transfer, the reigning champions picked up Nordi Mukiele from Paris Saint-Germain, and on the same day they handed over Odilon Kossounou from Atalanta Bergamo. The club spent a total of 53 million euros on new players this summer and brought in just over 31 million euros. Around 5.85 billion euros were spent on the transfer of players around the world this summer. The world association FIFA announced this in the “International Transfer Snapshot”.
Would there be as many moves even if the time was shorter? According to Rolfes, yes. The Leverkusen boss believes that things could be done faster. Rolfes: “That would be a blessing to everyone.”
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By the way, the idea is not completely new. Rolfes (then the only sporting director behind Rudi Völler) called for reform five years ago. The Leverkusen player told BILD am Sonntag at the time: “I want our transfer window to close before the first matchday. So that the teams can start with their squad for the 17 games in the first half of the season in the spirit of equal opportunities.”
Because: “Injuries can happen not only in preparation, but also during the season on the tenth match day. But in the middle of the first half of the season you can no longer react and make improvements. “
2024-09-05 08:14:03
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