At least in the first of three billing periods, the athletes waive the bonus, which amounts to a high six-digit sum over the entire season.
He would have been limited to a maximum of six legionnaires in the matchday squad if the requirement for a grab into the Austrian pot was to be met. “I don’t have any specifications from the club. I will nominate the 18 players who I think deserve it,” explained Kühbauer. He will not join Robert Zulj for other reasons. Kühbauer: “He could play from his footballing quality, but it’s still too early. He hasn’t been in training for a long time, he can’t have the match physique. What if he gets injured?”
Because of the failures of Austrians, LASK brought too many legionnaires into play in the third accounting period of the previous season. The waiver of the Austrian pot makes the bonus for the other clubs fatter: Salzburg and Klagenfurt will not meet the requirement, as in the past season, as will Lustenau – there are only eight clubs left to divide the money among themselves.
Keyword Austrian pot
- 6.5 million euros should be in the Austrian pot – the Bundesliga does not announce the exact amount: It is filled with a share of the television money, the contents of the TV contract may not be disclosed. The ÖFB contributes 900,000 euros.
Salzburg kicks off the season
In the previous season, Admira, the club with the most Austrian minutes, was relegated. Salzburg traditionally collects the fewest: Eight legionnaires are expected in the starting eleven for today’s opening game of the new season against Austria Vienna (8.30 p.m., Sky).
Kühbauer considers it utopian that the rivals can close the gap to Salzburg: “We’ve been talking about the same thing for ten years – we’re slowly having to stop it. Salzburg is far ahead of everyone else.”
Source: Nachrichten
