What numbers are greater. 3 years higher salary on the stands and career ending, or 5-7 years playing with a slightly lower salary overall? And how many millions are actually worth it to end your career early, to give up on your deams you had your entire life like playing the world cup for your country? Especially for someone who is already rich enough, but still has only one career in his life?
It's not all so easy and shallow as people make it out to be. That's why MAtS needs to talk to Flick and understand his plans going into the future first. Before this talk, all reports about this topic are cheap engagement baits.
Well what I'm saying is that Flick and Stegen are on holiday, but the club would have already communicated to Stegens agent the situation. That he is no longer number 1 or 2, and to find another club.
What Flick feels about this situation (and to be fair, it doesn't look like he counts on the current level of Stegen at all) won't factor into the situation as the club will factor in the FFP hit of retaining Stegen over whether or not Flick wants him, when he returns from holiday.
Now, when Stegen returns to the club, and if he is adament that he wants to stay and fight for his place in a fair and honest manner (ie, no politics) then the alternative solution is to not retain Tek. Which in all honesty is not such a big deal as he would be number 2 anyways.
