2. Bundesliga: SV Darmstadt president prepares supporters for departure

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Second division leaders SV Darmstadt 98 want to generate more money from player sales in the future. « We don’t need to talk about it at all: we will have to deal with the topic of transfers even more. In the recent past, we have been very spoiled in Darmstadt as far as leaving is concerned, » the club president said. Rüdiger Fritsch in the kicker interview: « We have spent a little more money on players in recent years than we have earned. But it’s not a strategy, either in normal life or in professional (Site notre bureau spécialisé), to spend more than you earn in the long run. »

Fritsch referred to top division clubs such as 1. FSV Mainz 05 or SC Freiburg, which had a transfer system in place over the decades in which they sold players for a profit. « If we don’t, we won’t have a long-term chance. Our fans have to be prepared for the fact that players they have come to love will leave the club one day, » the 61-year-old stressed. When asked if ‘Lilien’ fans should prepare for departures this summer, Fritsch replied: « It’s still way too early for that. In any case, we haven’t had an offer yet for person. »

Darmstadt was last promoted to the upper house in 2015 but had to return to the second division after two years. Meanwhile, the « Lilien » collected millions of stamps for Sandro Wagner (2.8 million in Hoffenheim), Michael Esser (2 million in Hanover) and Slobodan Rajkovic (1.5 million in Palermo). The most expensive departure in the recent past was Daniel Heuer Fernandes, who went to Hamburger SV in 2019 for €1.3million. Patric Pfeiffer, currently Darmstadt’s most valuable professional (market value 3 million), is threatened with a free transfer this summer, since the centre-back’s contract will expire then. Other top performers in the young to middle-aged segment such as Phillip Tietz (2024), Matthias Bader (2025), Braydon Manu (2024) or Marvin Mehlem (2025), for whom higher fees seem realistic , have been linked for even longer.

The Hessians are currently at the top of the table with two points ahead of HSV and three points ahead of 1. FC Heidenheim. The Böllenfalltor stadium, since renovated, only accommodates 17,800 spectators. “Going up means an increase in income at all levels. Media revenues, which account for the largest share, approximately triple. At around 12 million euros, that would be around 36 million euros. But of course the expenses also increase,” explained Fritsch.

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