The 2022-23 season is not being very friendly for him Bayern Munich. They were knocked out of the German Cup, lost the Champions League tie against Manchester City and the title of the bundesliga, with Dortmund on the lookout, is at risk in this campaign. As if that were not enough, the German multi-champion has been involved in a money laundering case after this week the German Police searched the main headquarters of the Bavarian institution. This was reported this Saturday by the renowned newspaper Bild.
According to the aforementioned source, the German authorities visited the Allianz Arena and other club venues on Tuesday for the investigation into Alisher Usmanov, a Russian millionaire who maintains a good and close relationship with Uli Hoeness, Honorary President of Bayern Munich.
Investigators from the Federal Criminal Police Office have found evidence that could link Usmanov to money laundering and Bayern Munich became a point of interest because of the relationship with Hoeness. As expected, the news has not gone down well with the top brass of the Bundesliga club,
Always according to Bild, Uli Hoeness and Usmanov share villas on Lake Tegernsee, a town in Bavaria to which the Russian moved in March 2022, after being told froze goods after Russia’s attack on Ukraine ordered by Vladimir Putin, of whom he would be a great admirer.
So far, the high command of Bayern Munich have not ruled on the raid on their facilities. However, for Bild, the closeness between Hoeness and Usmanov is clear. The Russian even received the best free tickets for the matches in the Champions League.
When will Bayern Munich play again?
Returning to the strictly sporting field, Thomas Tuchel’s team is getting ready to face Hertha Berlin this Sunday for date 30 of the Bundesliga. The Bavarians could regain the top of the standings after Dortmund’s setback (1-1) on Friday against Bochum.
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