Bundesliga fans were just coming to terms with the fact that Erling Haaland had just signed for Manchester City from Borussia Dortmund when another bomb of Robert Lewandowski wanting to leave Bayern Munich struck. Germany boasts of one of the best-supported championships of Europe, the Bundesliga which is among the big five leagues of Europe alongside the English Premier League, Spanish LaLiga, Italian Serie A, and French Ligue1. There is a rising concern though, that the German Bundesliga is losing star players at an increasingly high rate. To lose one of your best strikers, Bundesliga may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness. Robert Lewandowski still has a year left on his contract but he has said that the relationship between him and the club has deteriorated and he has asked to leave and warned the club of trying to force their way in holding him down to the club or trying to block his transfer. So far, Spanish powerhouse Barcelona are the interested party in the Poland international. 

For years, Bundesliga has been one of the strongest and most entertaining championships in Europe, yet it is in a more perilous state than it has been for some time. Haaland and Lewandowski are not the only star players of the league but they are arguably the two biggest superstars in the division. The two are household names and the two leaving the Bundesliga at the same time is a big concern for German football. They are not the only two who are on their way out but the next tier of players too. Christopher Nkunku, the Bundesliga player from RB Leipzig has been heavily linked with a move to Paris Saint Germain, Chelsea, and Manchester United. One of the league's biggest breakouts Jude Bellingham of Borussia Dortmund is also rumored to be following his England national teammate Jadon Sancho to the Premier League.

It seems and feels like there is a talent drain that is ongoing in Germany one that only serves to further erode a reputation that has been dwindling abroad due to some pretty tepid exports. Just to give an example, the Chelsea trio of Timo Werner, Kai Harvertz, and Christian Pulisic have underwhelmed in England, meaning the overall standard of the Bundesliga must be questioned. A common argument within the German football circles is that the clubs can not offer the same kind of salaries as the biggest teams in England and Spain save for Bayern Munich. Bayern are trying to look for a successor who will fit in Lewandowski's shoes and have offered Sadio Mane €20m to leave Liverpool for them. The Bundesliga might, however, have to try harder in convincing star players to play in their league and in retaining the already acquired stars.