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Makes sense that Bundesliga is popular in Turkey but ultimately the issue is remaining competitive. If Germany gets bigger/richer, the reality is the Prem is gonna get even bigger/richer still. It's not like we're staying still and everyone is now about to catch up. We're going from massive to enormous. The bottom club in the Prem will now have more money than the top team in the Bundesliga. We can argue about the morality of that but it's happening and no way will the Bundesliga be able to negotiate a tv deal able to compete with the top clubs in the Prem.
Speaking objectively it's a disaster for European football and the only possible solution to it would be the creation of a European super-league consisting of the top teams from all the major countries. That could generate an even bigger TV deal and would at least return some level of parity. It would also let the domestic leagues return to some kind of financial reality. I'm not sure how it would work but, for sure, Murdoch's ultimate wet dream is the creation of a single league with clubs like Bayern, Chelsea, Real, PSG, etc, all playing each other on a weekly basis. He's obviously not that bothered about clubs like West Ham or Hull and simply tolerates them so he can get his hands on the big guys. But if it does happen it'll effectively mean the end of European football as we know it.
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