Behind Borussia Mönchengladbach is a relatively quiet transfer winter. The departure of Yann Sommer to FC Bayern alone forced Gladbach to act. With Ramy Bensebaini and Marcus Thuram there were two players whose contracts expire in the summer. Sports director Roland Virkus has now explained why the foals are now letting their two top stars move free of charge in the summer.
The future of Ramy Bensebaini and Marcus Thuram has been clear for weeks. The two top performers will leave Gladbach free of charge after their contract expires next summer. This means that Borussia lose important income that sporting director Roland Virkus could have brought in this winter.
But the foals probably had no other choice, as the 56-year-old revealed on the club’s website. “We didn’t have an offer for either of the two players on the table,” said Virkus, adding: “That’s why we’re delighted that the two are also playing the second half of the season with us and will hopefully help us to achieve our goals with their footballing class.” .
FC Bayern interested in Gladbach star Thuram?
A statement that is quite surprising. According to consistent media reports, both Thuram and Bensebaini are said to be on the list of top European clubs. While according to “Sky” a change from Bensebaini to BVB in the summer seems almost perfect, the situation around World Cup driver Thuram is far more open.
According to “Bild”, the French national player should have left the club in winter for a bargain price of around twelve million euros. Among other things, FC Bayern is said to have examined a transfer of the top scorer.
Manchester United are also said to have had Thuram on their radar as a replacement for Christiano Ronaldo. However, none of the clubs seems to have shown any concrete interest in a winter transfer.