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The German Football League (DFL) has suffered a serious setback in its search for an investor. As the DFL confirmed on Tuesday evening, the financial company Blackstone has withdrawn from the bidding race.
“We confirm that after good discussions, Blackstone is no longer an option as a strategic marketing partner for the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga for various reasons,” the DFL said in a statement in response to SID’s request: “The DFL and the clubs were I I am always aware that the key points and red lines adopted in December place high demands on potential partners.” They said they did not want to go into details given the ongoing process.
A report from Bloomberg cited fan protests and the hesitant behavior of Bundesliga clubs as reasons. This means that only CVC, which has not made an official statement, is still in the race. “The further process with CVC will continue according to the planned schedule,” the DFL said.
The DFL reduced the number to two candidates in January. The financial investor will acquire shares in a subsidiary of DFL, to which all media rights have been outsourced, for twenty years. The plan is for a partner to have a minority stake of up to eight percent. Blackstone had offered approximately one billion euros for the claim share.
Last December, 24 of the 36 professional clubs voted yes in the vote on the entry of an investor. The necessary two-thirds majority has just been achieved. Martin Kind played a central role. The general manager of Hannover 96’s professional department is said to have voted for it, contrary to his club’s instructions. Without Kind’s vote, the deal would have collapsed. Axel Hellmann, member of the DFL executive committee, rejected the demands of the active fan scene for a new vote on the investor issue after numerous protests.
Fan protests are massive. On Saturday, the match between Union Berlin and VfL Wolfsburg (1-0) was about to be canceled. (AFP)
| team | SP | T.D | PT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | 21 | 41 | 55 | |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 21 | 37 | 50 | |
| 3 | VfB Stuttgart | 21 | 22 | 43 | |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 21 | 17 | 40 | |
| 5 | RB Leipzig | 21 | 18 | 37 | |
| 6 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 21 | 6 | 32 | |
| 7 | Sc Freiburg | 21 | -11 | 28 | |
| 8th | TSG Hoffenheim | 21 | -2 | 27 | |
| 9 | 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 21 | -6 | 27 | |
| 10 | Werder Bremen | 21 | -4 | 26 | |
| 11 | FC Augsburg | 21 | -8th | 23 | |
| 12 | VfL Wolfsburg | 21 | -8th | 23 | |
| 13 | Borussia Monchengladbach | 21 | -5 | 22 | |
| 14 | VfL Bochum | 21 | -16 | 22 | |
| 15 | Union Berlin | 21 | -15 | 21 | |
| 16 | 1. FC Cologne | 21 | -20 | 16 | |
| 17 | FSV Mainz | 21 | -19 | 12 | |
| 18 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 21 | -27 | 12 |
Source : Blick
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