Hertha BSC and Fredi Bobic Settle Their Multimillion-Euro Dispute

A legal battle that followed Fredi Bobic's departure from Hertha BSC has ended after more than three years and numerous failed attempts at agreement. The Berlin Regional Court confirmed that both sides had submitted and completed a settlement.

The court did not disclose the terms. Hertha BSC and Bobic were asked for comment, while media reports put the club's payment to its former managing director at about €4 million.

Bobic, 54, brought two lawsuits after Hertha terminated him through both ordinary and extraordinary dismissal procedures in early 2023. The dispute most recently produced a September 2025 ruling in a document-based proceeding. That ruling required Hertha to pay €3.35 million gross, including a contractual claim for severance. Interest and court costs would have been added.

Hertha appealed the provisional judgment after repeatedly filing motions challenging judicial impartiality, but later withdrew the appeal. Earlier settlement efforts had also failed. In May of the previous year, the court proposed a settlement of €3.2 million at the request of both parties, but Bobic said Hertha ultimately rejected it.

The latest agreement closes the dispute without the court making the financial terms public.