VfL Wolfsburg is once again a second-tier team after 29 years. The relegation has significant consequences: VW will cut funding to the club, players must be sold - or waive their salaries if they stay. The completely misassembled team failed to complete the comeback under Dieter Hecking, the third VfL coach of the season, in two relegation games against second-tier team SC Paderborn. In total, the drop to the second tier after 36 games is logical and deserved. The squad value of VfL Wolfsburg was 234.6 million euros, according to transfermarkt.de, making it the eighth-most valuable squad in the league. After relegation with VfL Bochum last season, Dieter Hecking has now also led VfL Wolfsburg to the second division. Hecking's future is uncertain, like so much at the VW club, which despite the massive support from Volkswagen is no longer among the 18 best teams in Germany. The VW group is said to invest around 80 million euros in the club annually, which will be cut to around 55 million euros in the future. The pros will likely have to waive 35 percent of their salary if they stay. The sales of players like Mohamed Amoura, Konstantinos Koulierakis, or Kamil Grabara could generate significant revenue for VfL. Players like Wimmer or Christian Eriksen will also be hard to keep. The fact that no player faced critical questions after the relegation showed how bad the team's situation is. VfL Wolfsburg has celebrated great successes in the past, such as winning the German championship in 2009 and the DFB Cup in 2015. But now the club faces major challenges to return to the top league. The relegation will also have an impact on the youth and women's teams, as VW's funding will be cut. VfL Wolfsburg must now rethink and find a way to be successful again.