The Swiss talent of Gladbach expires in June and will not renew: selling him in the next session would yield 10 million, but without him the hunt for Europe and the German Cup is likely to vanish. But half of Europe is lurking …
On the one hand the money, on the other the value of the squad. Borussia Moenchengladbach are at a crossroads. The contract of Denis Zakaria, a 25-year-old Swiss international, is about to expire. In the coming months he can sign an agreement with another club, to which he would join from next July 1st. For Gladbach (who are trying not to lose even the German international Ginter), technically, a heavy farewell.
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Precisely for this reason the club is deciding whether to sell it in January, the last useful window to pocket a few million, or whether to keep it and rely on him until the end of the season. Yes, because Gladbach in the standings is lagging behind (he is eleventh), but the European area is still close (Hoffenheim, fifth, is +2, Friborg, fourth, at +4). Everything is still possible, so everyone’s help is needed. And then there is the cup dream. The club won the last title in 1995, winning that national cup from which, a few weeks ago, they eliminated Bayern with a resounding 5-0. The dream is to go back to adding trophies to the bulletin board after so many years. And Zakaria, in this sense, can help and how.
The situation
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The player has notified the club that he has no plans to renew. Holding him beyond the end of the season, therefore, is impossible. “However, we must also evaluate whether, with the player in question in the squad, we can have a better second half of the season than we would without him”, explained director Max Eberl to Bild. Zakaria dreams of going to the Premier, that’s the championship he aspires to. In particular he would like to work with Klopp, which is why Liverpool are on pole to take the player. On him, however, there are also Bayern, Barcelona, Dortmund, Juventus and Rome. The Swiss had already been associated with the Giallorossi during the summer, but the negotiations never took off. The price of the tag, if the Gladbach decides to sell it in January, would be around 8-10 million. The German club seems oriented to decide to focus on the player until June to try to get the most out of the current season. The squad, without Zakaria, would lose too much. “But my nightmare is to keep him and then the boy gets hurt. They’d all call me a fool, ”admits Eberl. He has to make a decision. On the one hand the money, albeit small, that can be obtained with its sale, on the other the value of the squad. With the dream of finally being able to win a title. Even with Zakaria.
November 30 – 12:57
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