Uli Hoeness appears to be set to return to the post of president of Bayern Munich later this year. Hoeness left the post in 2014 after being convicted of tax evasion.
A press statement released by Bayern Munich on Monday said that Hoeness had decided to run for president of the club when the next election is held during November’s annual general meeting. It also said that following discussions with Hoeness, the club’s current president, Karl Hopfner, had agreed not to run for another term. This would appear to make Hoeness’ election to the post a mere formality.
The move doesn’t come as a complete surprise as there had been much speculation about a possible comeback after the 64-year-old Hoeness was released from prison back in Feburary, after having served 21 months of his three and a half year sentence for tax evasion.
More to follow.
