Farewell from the Bundesliga
Ex-international before switching to Saudi Arabia
01.09.2025 – 7:30 p.m.Reading time: 2 min.
Julian Weigl has been playing for Borussia Mönchengladbach since 2022. But his time with the “foals” now ends-he joins a club in Saudi Arabia.
Accordingly, the former internationals at Al-Qadisiyah in Saudi Arabia sign a long-term contract, the working paper should include two years and the option for a third year. The 29-year-old is said to earn seven million euros per season at the club in the kingdom. Gladbach receives between seven and eight million euros for the midfielder.
Weigl was only switched to the “Foal” on a loan from Benfica Lisbon in 2022, in the summer of 2023 it was then committed for a good 7 million euros. However, he was rarely able to build on his form from the years from Borussia Dortmund (2015 to 2020), in which he became a national player. The last time he was in the DFB team squad in March 2022, and Weigl was on the pitch six times in the German jersey.
For Gladbach, Weigl played 94 competitive games, scored 3 goals and prepared 6 more goals. An official confirmation of the transfer is still pending.
Weigl is replaced by Yannik Engelhardt, who borrowed the Borussia of Como in 1907. The defensive midfielder only switched from Fortuna Düsseldorf to the Italian first division team in the summer of 2024 for eight million euros. According to media reports, a purchase option should not exist.
“As a little boy, I dreamed of playing in the Bundesliga. I am very happy to be able to realize this dream at Borussia,” said the 24-year-old. In series A, Engelhardt played 26 games last season and scored a goal.