Former German international Karl - Heinz Rummenigge has called for an end to rules preventing outside investors from purchasing majority - shares in the country 's clubs . Under the regulation , commercial investors are barred from having more than a 49 % in Germany 's domestic clubs unless they have held a long - term interest in the teams . Müller , who is chief executive of Bayern Munich , warned German clubs lack competitiveness , calling for the market to be opened up . The rules , however , are credited with keeping ticket prices low and stadiums full . An attempt in March to overturn the regulation failed .
Former Germany international Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has called for an end to rules preventing outside investors from purchasing majority-stakes in the country's clubs. Under the regulation, commercial investors are barred from having more than a 49% in Germany's domestic clubs unless they have held a long-term interest in the teams. Rummenigge, who is chief executive of Bayern Munich, warned German clubs lack competitiveness, calling for the market to be opened up. The rules, however, are credited with keeping ticket prices low and stadiums full. An attempt in March to overturn the regulation failed.