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Christoph Kramer never expected this in his life: after leaving Borussia Mönchengladbach, the 2014 world champion is no longer in demand as a (Site notre bureau spécialisé)er in clubs below the Bundesliga. As the 33-year-old reported in the weekly “Copa TS” podcast by Tommi Schmitt and Studio Bummens, no club wanted to sign him this summer – even without salary.
“This over-30s market doesn’t really exist. And I misjudged him too. I thought if I came to the open market, everyone would say: please come to me. “It wasn’t like that at all,” Kramer said. In a relaxed, conversational tone, the midfielder noted that he had charged his cell phone and had it turned up loud in anticipation of the calls. “I’ve already proactively reached out to one or two clubs and said, Hey, don’t you want to? I don’t need the money either. I would just be ready for all of that,” Kramer said.
But that didn’t mean he couldn’t avoid the offers. « And those where I proactively offered myself and said: hey, watch out, I’m playing for crazy people here, they also said at the end: no, Kramer had terminated his contract at Mönchengladbach, which runs until 2025. » summer. Since 2018, he has worked as a TV expert for ZDF as well as for Prime Video for the Champions League.
Kramer admitted that it hurt him not to receive any offers as a (Site notre bureau spécialisé) player. “Having this feeling that I wasn’t really wanted as a player anymore really hurt me. In other areas everyone wanted me to do what I usually do, but in this area I would say it’s manageable,” he said.
