Million-dollar investor Lars Windhorst has criticized the leadership of Hertha BSC in an unprecedented sharpness.
“I was counting on the fact that at Hertha rational and forward-thinking people would call the shots, who also want lasting success,” the entrepreneur told the business magazine “Capital”.
In the meantime, however, it has become clear that some of the people involved at the Berlin Bundesliga club are concerned with “maintaining power and being crooked,” emphasized the 45-year-old, without naming specific names.
Windhorst has now described his payments totaling 375 million euros since 2019 as a mistake. “To be honest, from today’s perspective yes, unfortunately. So far, investing in Hertha has only brought me disadvantages, apart from positive experiences with many members,” he said.
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But he doesn’t think of withdrawing, Windhorst assured again: “I won’t let anyone burn me 375 million euros there and will therefore never give up,” said Windhorst.
For the time being, there was no reaction from Hertha BSC to the statements. Windhorst has invested around 375 million euros in the capital club through its Tennor Group since the summer of 2019 and in return holds 66.6 percent of the shares in Hertha GmbH & Co. KGaA.
In terms of sport, the Berliners have been in a worse position than before since Windhorst joined. Coach Tayfun Korkut’s team is currently in the relegation battle with a one-point lead over the relegation rank, just like last year.