At first glance, the latest message that FC Schalke 04 sent out to the football world on Tuesday afternoon fits quite well into the picture of crisis that the traditional club has been portraying in recent weeks. Schalke announced on Tuesday afternoon that Matthias Tillmann, who is completely unknown in the industry, will be in charge of the football company’s operations as CEO from January 1, 2024.
And because the 39-year-old economist, like the chairman of the supervisory board Axel Hefer, comes from a leading position at the travel company Trivago, observers are asking whether Schalke is now haggling with highly paid positions after all the dramas and mistakes of the past.
