Sports director man raises the alarm
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Hannover-96 sports director Marcus Mann has denounced the less professional circumstances around the position of the managing director that has been vacant for eight months. “This is a state that it is embarrassing to have to talk about it today,” he told “Sky” as part of the 2-1 win in Nuremberg. “I’ve been doing this long enough, but at some point there is also the time when you no longer participate in the circus.”
As a result of a judgment by the Federal Court of Justice, the long -time club president Martin Kind was eliminated as managing director in July 2024. Since then, Mann has the representative and signature power of attorney. According to the club statute, the “Bild” says, “a four-member supervisory board, staffed with two representatives of investors and regular association (EV), must agree on the child’s successor.” This decision has been long in coming for eight months-the EV representative Ralf Nestler and Sebastian Kramer are heard by the successor search.
Man says: “If we continue like this, these people will drive the EV and the professional department against the wall. Something has to change, this condition is unbearable. ” By March 17, the documents for the license – signed by the managing director – must be submitted to the DFL. “The fact is that today, two weeks before the license documents are submitted, we do not know who should sign it,” said Mann, who has been working for 96 since July 1, 2021.
During his term, the squad value of the Lower Saxony climbed from 21.8 million to EUR 35.7 million. 5.1 million euros were invested on the transfer market and EUR 15.5 million were taken. Despite these positive numbers, 96 more or less in terms of sport. On December 29, Mann provided an impulse in the promotion battle and brought coach André Breitenreiter back to the leash, who followed Stefan Leitl, from whom one had recently separated.
At this point, the gap of the red on a direct promotion zone was two points. After two wins and five draws under Breitenreiter, depending on how the HSV and 1. FC Köln end the matchday, four or seven points.