Back then, Shahin's contract had a clause stating that if any Bundesliga team was willing to pay a 6-million-euro transfer fee, they could sign him from Dortmund.
Seems ridiculous, doesn't it?
Actually, not at all!
Because when this contract was signed, Dortmund was still on the verge of bankruptcy, and Shahin was just starting to make a name for himself.
A 6-million-euro transfer fee was considered very high in the Bundesliga at the time.
Some people might wonder, why didn't Dortmund just hurry up and renew Shahin's contract?
The answer is also simple: they were busy and didn't get around to it.
By the time they got around to it and started negotiations, they couldn't reach an agreement, so it just kept dragging on until now.
The exact annual salary Shahin demanded to renew his contract with Dortmund was, of course, unknown to outsiders.
