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Borussia Dortmund players set to waive part of their salary to support club employees

By Austin Weldon

PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 11: (FREE FOR EDITORIAL USE) In this handout image provided by UEFA, The Borussia Dortmund team wait to enter the pitch before warming up prior to the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg match between Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund at Parc des Princes on March 11, 2020 in Paris, France. The match is played behind closed doors as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus). (Photo by UEFA - Handout/UEFA via Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 11: (FREE FOR EDITORIAL USE) In this handout image provided by UEFA, The Borussia Dortmund team wait to enter the pitch before warming up prior to the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg match between Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund at Parc des Princes on March 11, 2020 in Paris, France. The match is played behind closed doors as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus). (Photo by UEFA - Handout/UEFA via Getty Images) /
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Borussia Dortmund are in the middle of Coronavirus discussions and how not only the executives and players will be impacted but all of their employees.

Borussia Dortmund executives and their players met on Monday to discuss some financial aspects as the Bundesliga season is currently suspended until the beginning of April. Several high ranking Dortmund employees, Hans-Joachin Watzke, Michael Zorc, Sebastian Kehl and Lucien Favre have forgone a portion of their salary to help other Dortmund employees keep their jobs with the majority of the normal revenue streams not coming in.

Borussia Dortmund players seem to be following suit as there are talks of the players taking a 20% reduction on their salaries as long as the league is on hold, multiple reports in Germany say. If the Bundesliga is to resume at some point in the near future, Dortmund players will still take a 10% reduction in their salaries as long as the games are being played without fans. Only in the unlikely event that the Bundesliga resumes normally, with fans back in the stadiums on match days will the Dortmund players earn their full contracts.

This move will reportedly save Borussia Dortmund roughly 2.3 million euros per month, and it is hoped that around 850 of the club’s employees will be able to save their jobs as a result.

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With the current state of not only Germany but the world, it’s tough to see the Bundesliga returning without some drastic changes. Hopefully the Bundesliga is able to resume in due time and we can get back to watching Dortmund in the Westfalenstadion chase down Bayern Munich for the title.

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