Boris Becker’s ex-business partner demands EUR 36.5m payment

Swiss businessman Hans-Dieter Cleven, however, did not reveal the origin of the sum.

Published : Jul 05, 2017 12:03 IST , Berlin

Boris Becker has denied he is bankrupt.
Boris Becker has denied he is bankrupt.
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Boris Becker has denied he is bankrupt.

 

A former business partner of German tennis star Boris Becker, who was last month declared bankrupt , is demanding the payment of EUR 36.5 million which he claims he is owned by the former World No. 1.

Swiss businessman Hans-Dieter Cleven claims he is owed CHF 40 million (USD 41.4 million, EUR 36.5 million) by Becker but did not reveal the origin of the sum. “After the recent decision by a court in London to declare Boris Becker bankrupt was made public, the former business partner of Boris Becker, entrepreneur Hans-Dieter Cleven felt obliged to enforce his demands in light of that procedure,” law firm GHM Partners acting for Cleven said in a statement.

Becker’s lawyer Christian-Oliver Moser told German news agency DPA, that Cleven was “lobbying in public” to win an “unfounded claim”.

Becker - who won six Grand Slams in the 1980s and ’90s; three Wimbledon, two Australian Open and one U.S. Open title - has denied he is bankrupt and told the German press he can meet all his obligations. The 49-year-old is currently working as a television pundit during the Wimbledon championship in London.

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