The clubs announced this on Tuesday. Friedrich, whom Gladbach’s sports director Max Eberl described as “one of the best German defenders in the league”, is supposed to train on Wednesday on the Lower Rhine and could play against Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday evening. Friedrich had already been absent from the Köpenicker training session on Tuesday and completed the medical check at Borussia.
Friedrich is supposed to replace Ginter
In Mönchengladbach, the U19 European champion from 2014 is apparently supposed to replace national player Matthias Ginter, who is leaving Borussia in the summer at the latest. Ginter had announced that he would leave Gladbach in the summer after five years without a transfer.
Friedrich moved from FC Augsburg to Union four years ago and was promoted to the Bundesliga a year later with the Eiserne. With excellent performances he made a significant contribution to the sporting upswing that led the Köpenicker to the European Cup. He played 78 of 86 possible league games in the defense center. His contract with Union would have expired this summer.