Gladbach sports director Roland Virkus spoke openly about communicating with coach Adi Hütter in relation to the coming season. It is therefore still open whether the Austrian will continue.
Before the season, Adi Hütter switched from Eintracht Frankfurt to Borussia Mönchengladbach for a fee of 7.5 million euros and in the hope of great success. There is disappointment on both sides: Both those responsible for sport and Hütter had promised more.
Asked by the “kicker” whether a constellation could arise that Hütter would no longer be the coach of the Fohlenelf in the coming season, Virkus said: “Our goal is clear: we want to start the new season with him.”. However, the 55-year-old then gave an insight into the club’s approach, which shows that the coach’s whereabouts are by no means certain.
“It’s the most normal thing in the world for us to sit down and talk about the project ahead of Borussia. So far there hasn’t been time for that because the sporting situation meant we had other tasks to deal with first,” explained Virkus. It seems possible that Hütter, who was lured to Gladbach with other promises for the future, would like to reorient himself.
Gladbach sports director Virkus: These questions must be clarified with Hütter
“The conditions under which Adi Hütter made his commitment were different, that’s right,” admitted Virkus. “That’s why it’s about sitting down in peace, looking deep into each other’s eyes and talking absolutely openly about everything.”
The upcoming questions for the sports director are: “Does the coach accept the changed circumstances? What are his transfer wishes? Can he identify with the club’s goals? You have to discuss that. In order to find a common path in the end. “
In any case, he has not yet received any signals of doubt from Hütter, the 55-year-old explained. “The exchange is good, we have the same opinion on many things,” said Virkus, describing the relationship between the two.