After Aus on Schalke: Peter Peters defends himself and reveals real reasons for his end

Now Peter Peters reacts. The outgoing CFO of Schalke 04 defends himself against allegations and gives the real reasons for his S04 end.

• The end of Peter Peters at FC Schalke 04 * had long been planned .
• The outgoing CFO of the S04 also clears up allegations against him.
• A fresh loan for new debts was apparently the last task Peter Peters considered.

Gelsenkirchen - His end has made waves . Likewise, speculation about the real reasons why CFO Peter Peters (57) will stop at FC Schalke 04 on June 30, as RUHR24.de * reports.

FC Schalke 04: Differences between Peter Peters and the S04 board

Two days earlier,  Peter Peters had been with FC Schalke 04 for 27 years . He was managing director for a year before being appointed CFO. Over a quarter of a century later it suddenly ends .

WELT reports that the differences between Peter Peters and the chairman of the supervisory board, Clemens Tönnies (64), have widened in recent years. The kicker reports that the supervisory board thankfully and almost unanimously accepted the request to terminate the contract .

FC Schalke 04: Peter Peters defends himself against allegations at the S04 time

Peter Peters himself now defends himself against various accusations in the current issue of Sport Bild (June 10) . Among other things, the CFO of FC Schalke 04 emphasizes that he "has not found any dissent with my colleagues on the board , this also applies to the supervisory board ."

The outgoing CFO of FC Schalke 04, Peter Peters, is resisting accusations.

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In addition, the 57-year-old emphasized that his end at Schalke 04 (all S04 articles at RUHR24.de *) was  anything but sudden . " For a year now I have been wondering whether it still makes sense for me personally to continue working at Schalke 04."

Peter Peters (FC Schalke 04): End of the S04 already started in 2019

The thought was "more mature" six or eight weeks ago and I would like to terminate my contract by June 30, 2020. " In had some people also known decision in the club .

Finally, the embarrassing "hardship application" around FC Schalke 04, including fierce fan protests and an apology, looked like the last stab in the back for the end of Peter Peters *. The native of the Palatinate had to put up with further allegations beforehand .

"I have found no dissent with my colleagues on the board, and that also applies to the supervisory board," says Peter #Peters in today's @SPORTBILD. A winged word. #Schalke #BVB # S04

FC Schalke 04: Peter Peters presents severe losses for the S04

For many years it has been criticized that the "Knappen" CFO was more in Frankfurt than in Gelsenkirchen because of his work for the German Football League (DFL) and the German Football Association (DFB) . The fact that Peter Peters presented a loss of EUR 26 million for the 2019 FC Schalke 04 financial year and a similarly poor forecast for the 2020 financial year * did not help his reputation either.

Nor is it that the liabilities of the royal blue are just under 200 million euros . A comparison that has bothered the CFO for years . He made this clear to Sport Bild again.

Peter Peters (FC Schalke 04) defends himself: Do not measure S04 against liabilities

"In the past, Schalke was only measured by its liabilities, but never by its values," said Peter Peters. For example, ten years ago, the company consciously decided against accepting a three-digit million offer for the sale of catering and marketing rights .

Peter Peters (3rd from left) with parts of the supervisory board and the board of FC Schalke 04 - the relationship should no longer have been the best.

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"I have always been an advocate of being master in-house . The marketing rights belong 100 percent to Schalke 04."

FC Schalke 04: Peter Peters emphasizes created values ​​in the S04

In addition, values ​​such as the expansion of the club premises and the construction of the Veltins Arena , which has since been paid for , have arisen. No wonder the renowned Economic Testing Company assesses KPMG to FC Schalke 04 with more than 800 million euros , making the club one of the 15 most valuable football brands in the world.

So it is not surprising when Peter Peters says to the Süddeutsche Zeitung as last Sunday (June 6) : " It is not going downhill to Schalke - the opposite is the case . Everything is prepared to get through the crisis. Schalke remains a cleanly financed registered association that has created incredible values as a company in the past years . "

FC Schalke 04: Peter Peters has negotiated a new loan for S04

The situation is serious, but manageable . According to SZ, the fact that Peter Peters is now leaving with a clear conscience is due to the fact that the outgoing CFO was able to negotiate an important and additional loan for FC Schalke 04.

The S04 wants and will probably incur further debts to bring the team back to a higher level . An apparently consciously calculated risk .

* RUHR24.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.

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