Overview
- The 52-year-old posted photos holding the trophy and told BILD it is back in his possession, while declining to disclose the payment.
- According to the reporting, former agent Werner Helleckes took the item in 2006 over an alleged debt and kept it out of Ailton’s hands for years.
- BILD says Helleckes attempted multiple eBay auctions that Ailton halted, with a highest bid reported at €600,000.
- Ailton states the trophy later moved to another agent, a legal dispute followed, and he used a court-offered option to buy it back.
- The award honors his 28-goal 2003–04 Bundesliga campaign for Werder Bremen, a season central to the club’s double.