Chapter 831: When the Wall Falls, Everyone Pushes Back

"Edgar, you must help me this time!"

In the office at the Nordbank Stadium in Hamburg, Horst Becker spoke with tears in his eyes.

Sitting in front of him was Hamburg's chairman of the board, Karl Edgar Kerkhoff, and next to him was Hamburg's director of football and Kerkhoff's top man, Oliver Kruse.

Normally, the three of them met almost every day, but this time, the atmosphere was obviously different from the past.

Both Khoff and Kruze had serious expressions on their faces, and it was obvious that the matter was very serious.

"Now, it's just the reporters spreading the news, and the fans are still skeptical. But if I let them dig deeper, I'm definitely finished. I'm definitely finished!"

By the end of his speech, Horst Becker was almost crying.

Kekhov still looked indifferent. He looked at Horst Becker, shook his head and sighed, "How could you be so careless in doing things? You were caught by someone?"

"How should I know? I've been very careful recently, but who knows, he would check the old accounts without saying anything?"

Horst Becker also felt that he was innocent. He had been very cautious, okay?

Khov was also very worried and shook his head, "Then tell me, now that things have come to this, how can I help you?"

As soon as the picture was published, and it was the front-page headline, the fans immediately went wild.

In the past two days, I don’t know how many calls have been made to the headquarters asking about this matter, which shows how great the impact of this matter is.

After all, it’s all because of the team’s outstanding performance in recent times.

In the past, the team's performance was mediocre, and the fans didn't care much about the team's business conditions. There was no news on weekdays, and reporters and the media didn't pay much attention to it.

However, in recent times, the team has performed so well, winning consecutive warm-up matches, and with the popular coach Tuchel, the team has signed players one after another, with high media exposure and fan attention.

So, once the picture is published in the newspaper, they will have nowhere to hide!

It is conceivable how angry the fans are now.

It would be fine if your management was chaotic because your team's performance was bad in normal times, but now that the team's performance has improved a little, you good-for-nothings have actually made news like this. You won't stop until you destroy Hamburg, right?

Khov himself is now very worried and has a headache.

In this matter, none of Hamburg's management, or even the past few managements, have a clean bottom.

Now that the accounts have begun to be checked, who knows how much can be dug out?

Even Khoff himself was not sure whether it would happen to him.

But he also has some black material in Thomas Lake's hands!

If he stood up now and publicly supported Horst Becker, and the media turned around and kept attacking him, wouldn't he also suffer the consequences?

This is also the reason why Hamburg’s management has not made any statement even after two days of the incident.

Horst Becker saw Khoff's expression and understood what he meant. He turned to look at Kruse and winked at him.

"Edgar, do you think that Thomas Lake and his team reported this to the reporters?"

Cruze, who had been silent on the side, suddenly asked.

His question immediately shifted the main contradiction.

If the media reports were only about Horst Becker's problem, now it is very likely that it involves internal conflicts and factional issues within the team's management.

Then Kekhov should support Horst Becker no matter what.

Kekhov shook his head. "I have looked into it. Thomas Rek did find out some things. They were mainly about the conflicts of interest between Bernd Wimaier and Horst when he wanted to compete for the position of football director."

Cruze suddenly understood. No wonder Bernd Wimbel was involved. So this is what happened.

If we say that he was able to become Hamburg's football director back then, it was thanks to the strong support of Horst Becker and Khov, which overpowered Bernd Wimaier. It is said that the latter is still very indignant about this matter.

"After Thomas Reik found out about this, he immediately went to Beiersdorf and they went to Alexander Otto's house. Alexander Otto calmed them down and said he would discuss the matter with the fans' representatives but not make it public for the time being."

"Then why did Bild receive the news?" Cruze was very curious.

Kekhov sneered helplessly, "Who knows? You know what Bild is capable of. They can even dig out the president's private debts. What other secrets are there in this world for them?"

Come to think of it, those paparazzi from Bild are really powerful.

"So what are you going to do now?" Horst Becker asked in a deep voice.

Khov looked at the somewhat agitated head of human resources in front of him and found it difficult to answer.

He really didn't know what to do.

"Are you planning to sacrifice me?" Horst Becker asked in an impolite tone.

Khov's heart trembled, and he immediately wanted to explain himself.

"Let me tell you, I've worked in Hamburg for so many years, in charge of the Human Resources Department. If something happens to me, you..."

Horst Becker pointed at Khoff and Kreuzer in front of him and said, "One or both of you, don't expect to get away. At worst, I can ask reporters to come over and explain everything in detail. Anyway, I'm dead, and neither of you can live!"

Khoff and Kruzer were immediately shocked.

"Horst, don't worry, Edgar doesn't mean that!" Kruze hurried over to comfort Horst Becker.

Khov knew clearly that the other party was threatening him, but there was nothing he could do.

If everything were really made public, not only would Horst Becker be finished, but he as chairman would also be finished.

Not only will you be disgraced, you might even have to go to jail.

"Edgar, Edgar!" Kreuzer saw that Kekhov was silent and immediately called him, "Say something!"

After saying this, he kept winking at Khov.

Kekhov had no choice but to stand up and walk to Horst Becker's side. He sighed and said softly, "Don't worry, Horst. I will definitely help you with this matter."

After a pause, he continued, "Well, I will immediately clarify this matter publicly as the chairman of the club's board of directors to resolve the fans' misunderstanding of you. What do you think, is this okay?"

Horst Becker breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

With the endorsement of the chairman of the board, his pressure would be much relieved.

However, Khoff's expression became more serious.

Because he knows the German media too well.

They were like a group of starving sharks in the raging sea, and I was the fat meat dripping with blood. There was no need to say more about the ending and the end.

It seems that we should have a good talk with the fan representatives!

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"As chairman of the board, I can tell the fans with certainty that all the media reports about Hamburg's management problems are fabricated. We do not rule out filing defamation charges against individual newspapers to prove our innocence."

"Horst has worked for many people in the club. His ability is obvious to all. He has also made outstanding contributions to the development and stability of the club. We will never allow such a good person to be subjected to such unwarranted accusations and slander!"

"I support Horst unconditionally and without reason!"

When Khoff's powerful and resounding counterattack appeared in front of Bild editor-in-chief Dickmann, the German football media tycoon could not hide his excitement and burst into laughter.

"You bastards are such pig-heads. No wonder Hamburger has been ruined like this in your hands. You even fabricated and accused people out of thin air. Do you really think everyone is a fool?"

Not to mention that in this world, rumors are more contagious and infectious than the truth.

Just tell the truth.

At least there is some solid information in the report published in Bild, but what about you, Khoff?

Just two empty words, what evidence is there?

In the past, Hamburg spent so much money every year on players and transfers, but the team's performance became worse and worse. This is a fact, can you refute it?

Maybe all the fans have already had doubts in their hearts, and we just peeled back the window paper.

Just then, the phone on the desk in front of Dickman rang.

"Hello, what's the matter?" He was excitedly preparing to deploy the next step.

"Editor-in-chief, Mr. Khov, chairman of the Hamburg board of directors, called and said he wanted to talk to you." The secretary outside said on the phone.

Khoff?

A call at this time?

What do you want to do?

Could it be that...

Dickman simply couldn't suppress his excitement.

I didn't expect that there are so many fools in this world.

Back then, the great German President Wulff died because of this move, and now this Kkhov is also using the same trick?

“Take it!”

After saying that, Dickman immediately hung up the phone and pressed the recording button.

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Two days later, a recording of the phone call suddenly appeared on Bild's website.

The content of the telephone recording was a call between Hamburger AG Chairman John Khove and Bild editor-in-chief Dickmann.

On the phone, Khoff hoped that Dickmann would stop pestering Hamburg's management.

But Dickmann always adopted an ambiguous attitude, and unknowingly, used words to induce Khov to unconsciously condone Horst Becker's corruption.

Even on the phone, Khoff did not dare to give a positive response or deny the various Hamburg corruption issues raised by Dickmann, which gave people a very guilty feeling.

If professional media reporters heard this, they would definitely admit defeat to Dickman.

In terms of interviewing skills and setting of language traps, Dickman is no less capable than the best journalists in the world.

Poor Kerkhove, I don't know whether to say he is stupid or unlucky.

Given the precedent of former President Woolf, he hasn't learned his lesson and still wants to convince Dickman?

Doesn't he know that the editor-in-chief of Bild is well-known in the industry for wanting news more than moral integrity?

As soon as the phone recording was released, it immediately caused an uproar on the Internet and quickly spread around the world.

Bild also followed suit with news, and for several days in a row it was full of explosive revelations, including the inside story of how Khoff became chairman of the Hamburg board of directors, which surprised everyone.

Hamburg fans were shocked and angry.

They never imagined that the club's managers would reach this point.

This is exactly the simplified version of FIFA!

If the team performs well, they will feel a little better.

However, the team's performance has been getting worse and worse. Last season, it was just a little bit away from being relegated from the Bundesliga for the first time in history. How can Hamburg fans feel good?

As a result, when the wall falls, everyone pushes it, and the Hamburg management is in danger!