However, he insisted that the situation at VfL Wolfsburg and Bayer Leverkusen was exactly the same, and that VfL Wolfsburg became German champions in 2009 to a very large extent due to the financial support from Volkswagen AG.
Namun, ia bersikeras bahwa situasi di VfL Wolfsburg dan Bayer Leverkusen persis sama, dan ketika VfL Wolfsburg menjadi juara tahun 2009 sebagian besar karena dukungan finansial dari Volkswagen AG.