Kruse is no problem in Gladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach sporting director Roland Virkus has announced his decision to extend goalkeeper Yann Sommer’s contract. “Yann has an offer. We also spoke well, it must be said. There will be a decision after the World Cup, » Virkus said on the MitGedacht podcast. Sommer’s working paper, who is currently competing at the World Cup in Qatar with the Swiss national team, expires next summer.
« I can’t say which direction it’s going, » Virkus said, adding: « It’s really like I’m saying fifty-fifty. Why? Not because the club don’t want to give Yann prospects. Yann knows very good that he is a very important component of our management structure. But you also have personal goals. Maybe you want to play in another club after all. Maybe you want to get another championship somewhere He has to weigh it all up.
With a market value of 5 million euros, Sommer is the most valuable goalkeeper in the Bundesliga with a contract ending in 2023. As with the Swiss, the contracts of top striker Marcus Thuram and left-back Ramy Bensebaini will expire next summer. According to Virkus, it’s still unclear whether either or even the top two players will leave Borussia this winter and bring a fee to the club. The 55-year-old explained that there were still no offers for either professional. In total, the « foals » could lose players with a total value of more than 75 million euros. For comparison: the current team is worth 225.2 million euros.
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Kruse comeback campaign ‘currently plays no role’ in Gladbach considerations
Ex-Gladbacher Max Kruse, whose contract with VfL Wolfsburg was terminated on Monday, is currently no problem at Borussia. « Max is a good player, there’s no doubt about it, but he doesn’t currently play a role in our considerations, » Virkus said.
The 34-year-old former national player was sorted out by coach Niko Kovac in early September and hasn’t played a game for ‘Wolves’ since then. VfL officials accused him of being unprofessional and a bad influence on the rest of the squad. From 2013 to 2015, Kruse played 77 times for the ‘Colts’ and was directly involved in 47 goals during that time.
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