Business is business and for Borussia Dortmund the best thing that could happen, next June 1st at Wembley, is for Real Madrid to become champions of the Champions League.
As? As is well. If the Germans end up hitting the big time and winning La Orejona, they will lose a few million euros, all due to an old pact with their now enemies ‘merengues’.
Like everything, this is also a matter of money: Jude Bellingham moved from Dortmund to Real Madrid last June for 103 million euros ‘more variables’. What’s that? Compliance goals that the clubs agree on to round out big transfers like that of this midfielder, an absolute sensation in the White House.
From the beginning of the business, these bonuses were agreed upon, which could not exceed 30 percent of the total transfer, but which would raise the income of the yellow house to 134 million euros for one of its historical jewels.
And now, that Dortmund and Madrid will decide the new Champions League champion, an economic detail has emerged: isn’t it better to lose than to win the long-awaited trophy? Well yes, Maturana’s saying ‘to lose is to win a little’ does apply here.
Prizes do not equal transfers
It may seem absurd but there is no prize that equals what the definitive sale of a player generates for a club, especially if his name is Jude Bellingham and he is a gem who is only 20 years old. That’s why Borussia Dortmund wins decisively in the final in London.
The new young wonder has already left income for his 21 goals in the season and could leave more if he is chosen in the best eleven of the Champions League (almost certainly), in the best XI of The Best, if he is the top scorer in the Spanish league and so… everything marks on the register.
And of course, according to the Briton’s transfer contract, if his club of origin, Dortmund, were to be crowned continental champion, he would automatically win a bonus of 25 million euros. Who could imagine that the yellows would define the Champions League title a year later precisely with the ‘merengues’? It’s football and that makes it so exciting…
But pay attention to the fact: if Dortmund appeals to honor and anyway wants the second Orejona in its history instead of Florentino Pérez’s money, it will really lose money: the winner of the Champions League final will take home an extra prize of 20 million euros in total, five less than what the ‘merengues’ would pay if they are champions. So, the Germans, too, join in the come on Jude!