In the Sky format “Talk und Tore”, Jürgen Werner, ex-LASK Vice President and current advisor to Wiener Austria, spoke about his new job and his relationship with his old employer. After Senate 2 of the Bundesliga had initiated proceedings against him for alleged misconduct as a players’ agent, the 60-year-old resigned as LASK Vice President in May 2021. “I lost faith in humanity at LASK at the time because there were actually friends of mine who then reported me to the Bundesliga. That was a disappointing life experience.”
At the time, Werner was accused of allowing transfer funds to disappear into dubious channels. The former national team player, who worked as a sports director for Linz from 2015 and has been vice president since 2019, is said to have acquired transfer rights to players with an investment company and thus violated the “third party ownership” ban. There was a mud fight between Werner and the people of Linz. In the meantime, the “open wounds” have become “scars”, explained the Welser. He now has a normal relationship with LASK President Siegmund Gruber: “I have found my peace.”
Werner also commented on a possible future function at Austria. “I don’t want to be a target for attack. I can imagine that I’ll be on the supervisory board one day, but I won’t be doing any operational work.” About his entry as an investor in Austria, he says: “I thought to myself: I’m 60 years old, that can’t have been it yet. It was clear to me that I would like to do something else in football. And maybe it’s a bit too Ego to show that it wasn’t a flash in the pan at LASK. I’ve been in the business for 40 years and know how the mechanisms work and how to put a team together. I want to prove that now and get Austria back on track. “
The financial situation remains tense. “It is still tight economically. We have now woken the patient from the coma, but are still in intensive care,” says Werner.
Source: Nachrichten
