Just to keep you on your toes, we are starting this round-up of business-related news stories with an item about the lack of news coming from a club whose relationship with the concept of business is increasingly strained. For the record, this is week 31 of the 12-week regulatory approval process for American investment firm that started on September 15, 2023. It is also 31 weeks since anyone involved said anything on the record. Advertisement Here is what you did not miss.
’s chief executive Shay Segev wrote a letter moaning about the process to all 36 clubs in Germany’s top two divisions, as well as the DFL. Segev also claimed that the DFL asked has lost billions since its launch in 2016 but those losses are coming down, as its revenues grow, and Blavatnik can afford it. In a statement, the DFL told The Athletic it had not made “any errors” in its current auction. Advertisement “