‘Bayern, Barca and Juventus are pushing for a transfer-free deal’

Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 4:51 PM• Rian Rosendaal • Last update: 17:03

Denis Zakaria is in his final months as a Borussia Mönchengladbach player. The current number fourteen in the Bundesliga revealed on Wednesday that the 25-year-old defensive midfielder does not wish to renew his expiring contract with the German club. Zakaria is the second player after Matthias Ginter to leave Gladbach after this season. The defender, who is also committed until mid-2022, indicated on Instagram on Tuesday that he was ready for a new challenge elsewhere.

After five seasons, Zakaria wants to change clubs after this year. Technical director Max Eberl had known about Ginter’s departure plans for some time. “I was in contact with his agent before Christmas to say that we were already planning to work on the roster for next season without him. We now know which players we can count on next year and which players cannot. gives the necessary clarity for the second half of this season, that was the most important thing for us.”

In the meantime, the interest in Zakaria remains unabated. Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano reports that Bayern Munich, Barcelona, ​​Juventus and two unnamed English clubs have already contacted the management of the 40-time international from Switzerland. Despite the interest from the various European top competitions, the Zakaria camp has not yet concluded an agreement with any club for next season. Various English media also know that the inspector is also on the list of Liverpool and Manchester United.

Zakaria has long been associated with the move to a European top club. The defensive-minded midfielder made fame with his appearances for Gladbach in the Bundesliga and Europa League. Since his entrance at that Fohlen in 2017, Zakaria made 14 appearances in Gladbach’s shirt in all competitions. Due to his expiring contract, he will be allowed to talk to other clubs from 1 January.



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