Darmstadt striker Sandro Wagner says the
sacrifices footballers are forced to make in
order to enjoy a successful but short career are
not properly rewarded, even at the top level
Darmstadt striker Sandro Wagner believes
footballers do not make enough money and
feels not even €12 million per season suffices
for Bayern Munich 's star players because of all
the sacrifices they make.
Wagner came through the ranks of the Bayern
youth academy, but failed to secure regular
first-team action at the Allianz Arena.
He eventually enjoyed spells with Duisburg,
Werder Bremen, Kaiserslautern and
Hertha Berlin before joining Darmstadt at the
start of this season.
And the 28-year-old believes the precautions
players take to achieve success in a very short
career are not properly rewarded.
"When you look at all the sacrifices footballers
have to make, they do not earn enough money,"
Wagner told Bild .
"Everybody is looking at everything you are
doing, in your personal life as well. There are a
lot of sacrifices.
"I think even the players at Bayern do not make
enough money, not even €12 million or so is
enough. Professional athletes in American
competitions make much more.
"And you do not become a professional
footballer from out of nowhere. You give up your
entire youth. You hardly have any friends, you
cannot just go out at night.
"You always have to be fit, there is always a
match around the corner. It's hard work and
people tend to forget about that.
"And your career lasts only 10 to 15 years. You
generally don't have any proper education and
have to start all over again when your career is
over.
"Footballers deserve everything they earn. It's
also a matter of supply and demand."
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