Mönchengladbach (dpa) – In terms of sport, a bitter loss, financially severe damage – the departure of Matthias Ginter makes Borussia Mönchengladbach powerful.
In view of the team’s crisis with the fall to 14th place and further corona-related loss of income, the 2014 world champion’s announcement that he would be leaving the club in the summer caused frustration. Max Eberl’s first reaction sounded like little consolation. “He has to perform really well to find a new club. He wants to be at the World Cup in winter, so he knows that he has to go full throttle,” said the manager of “Bild”.
No transfer for Borussia
Eberl has lost his month-long fight to keep the 27-year-old national player. It is particularly painful for the manager that the former Dortmund player, who was obliged to pay 17 million euros in 2017, is leaving the club free of charge. “After great years in Gladbach, it is very difficult for me to take this step, but I have decided to take a different path in my career for my personal and professional development,” announced Ginter on Instagram the evening before the start of training.
A change of club this winter does not seem to be an option for the defender. “Now we’re going into the second half of the season. Anyone who knows me knows that I’ll give everything to achieve the goals that are still possible this season together,” commented Ginter. Which jersey he will wear in the future remains to be seen for the time being. In the past, the Freiburg native was associated with FC Bayern and Inter Milan, among others.
Eberl may have contributed to Ginter’s decision before the tricky start in the second half of the season against the championship leaders from Munich on January 7th. Annoyed by the ongoing speculation about the intentions of various Gladbach professionals to change, he increased the pressure on everyone involved shortly before Christmas: “I told the boys very clearly that I would do anything that had nothing to do with Borussia and the second half of the season until the end of this I want everyone to focus on the club, the second half of the season and this situation. “
Will other Borussia follow suit?
It is quite possible that Denis Zakaria will soon also end the tough contract poker with Eberl. The departure from Ginter could also tempt the 25-year-old defensive strategist not to extend his contract, which will expire in the summer. This would mean that the club, which loses a good two million euros in revenue per ghost game, would have to let another star go free of charge. You could only earn some money with a change in winter. Borussia Dortmund is being traded as a possible option. According to media reports, Liverpool FC, Juventus Turin and FC Barcelona are also said to be interested.
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