The FC Bayern office was searched on Wednesday. The reason for this were earlier business connections with Viagogo.
The Mannheim public prosecutor searched the FC Bayern Munich office on Wednesday. A corresponding report by Bild newspaper confirmed the record champions.
Accordingly, a total of ten investigators appeared around 10 a.m. to investigate previous business connections between the FCB and the Viagogo ticket platform.
Viagogo is currently on trial on suspicion of tax evasion. Among other things, Bavaria’s CFO Jan-Christian Dreesen, chief legal advisor Dr. Michael Gerlinger and Internationalization Director Jörg Wacker were interviewed.
“In the investigations that the Mannheim public prosecutor’s office together with the tax investigators at FC Bayern München AG – apparently as with many other football clubs – are neither FC Bayern München nor any of its acting or formerly acting persons, nor a superordinate one Football organization or a football association is the subject of the investigation, “said the FCB in a statement from the picture quoted.
Viagogo: Investigations also in Augsburg and Stuttgart
Rather, the respondents would “only be considered as witnesses” in the course of investigations against a third company. Among other things, the authorities are said to have carried out investigations at the clubs from Augsburg, Stuttgart, Nuremberg and Kaiserslautern.
FC Bayern ended its relationship with Viagogo seven years ago, and the business relationships between the other clubs and the platform were also several years ago.
“We are aware of an ongoing investigation into tax payments in Germany. We are cooperating with the responsible authorities and are confident that this matter will be resolved promptly,” said a spokesman for the company, which has repeatedly been heard among Bundesliga fans in recent years had caused great indignation because tickets were offered there at completely inflated prices.
Numerous fan groups from associations that had cooperated with the company adorned their curves with banners with the words “ViaNoGo”.
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