Where did the Häßler millions go? During the 1990 World Cup, successful coach Christoph Daum was suddenly dismissed. In 1991 president Artzinger-Bolten resigned.
At first glance the two events seemed unrelated, but under successor Klaus Hartmann it emerged that 1. FC Köln were nearly broke and the club’s licence was in danger. Why? Hardly anyone understood.
Talk spread of the missing Häßler millions. The details of the transfer to Juventus were never fully clarified. What is clear now is that the transfer and its hidden details were one cause of Daum’s dismissal and Artzinger-Bolten’s resignation.