Desired transfer from Virkus
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Jens Castrop could play football again on his birthplace Düsseldorf from summer. As reports “Sky”, Borussia Mönchengladbach is committed to a commitment from the central midfielder of the 1. FC Nürnberg for the coming season. Accordingly, the foals already agreed orally with the 21-year-old that a contract was agreed by 2029. The German U21 international is considered the desired transfer of sports director Roland Virkus.
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With the club, in which Castrop still has a contract until 2026, specific negotiations are already underway. However, the amount of the transfer has not yet been found. Castrops market value is estimated at 3 million euros. The “Bild” also confirmed the reports with its own information.
At the beginning of January, the sheet had already reported about the Gladbachers’ interest in Castrop. At that time he was also brought into the game at Union Berlin, Werder Bremen, FC Sevilla, 1st FSV Mainz 05 and FC Augsburg. However, the team from the Lower Rhine, in which Castrop could appear in the Bundesliga for the first time, was awarded the contract. So far, there are 78 games in the 2nd Bundesliga for him, which had been trained in youth at Fortuna and 1. FC Köln.