“Profitably for everyone”
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Winsley Boteli (18) leaves Borussia Mönchengladbach after three years and returns to Switzerland. At FC Sion, the youngsters initially have a loan, but it should amount to a fixed obligation. The club from the Valais secured a purchase option that was reportedly set to 3.5 million euros. Such a transfer fee would be a novelty for the foals in the age group. The then 19-year-old Boteli would suppress Sebastian Deisler as the most expensive teenage sale in club history. The then top talent switched to Hertha BSC in 1999 with 19 for 2 million euros.
“Winsley is an explosive striker with a real torrier and lots of space for improvements,” said sports director Barthélémy Constantin. “He is one of the best Swiss players in his generation. He comes to Valais with the desire to continue and assert himself in a league that he knows. He is a bet on the future, but also an immediate reinforcement for our offensive area.” The contract at Gladbach is still valid until 2028. For Borussia, Boteli did not come to a professional deployment, he was last called in the regional league team after scoring 32 goals for the U19 of VfL in 39 games.
Gladbach’s young manager Mirko Sandmöller said about the Swiss U20 international: “Winsley is a very talented offensive player who has developed great since moving to us three years ago. There is still a lot of potential in it and we are convinced that the game practice at the high level of the first Swiss league will help him to develop. everyone involved is. “