Kicker and Sky Germany both report that Borussia Mönchengladbach are on the verge of appointing Rouven Schröder as their new sporting director.
Gladbach have been searching for a sporting director following the resignation of Roland Virkus after their 6-4 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt, and Schröder is the desired replacement.
At the end of 2024, Schröder moved from RB Leipzig to sister club Red Bull Salzburg and has a contract valid until 2028 in Austria. This means that Gladbach must agree a fee with Salzburg to sign Schröder, the fee is said to be around €700k.
BMG had tried to hire Schröder back in 2022 to replace Max Eberl once he left to take a sabbatical, but a deal was unable to come to fruition.
Schröder has previously held similar sporting director roles at Schalke, Werder Bremen and Mainz.
Schröder’s first big task at Gladbach:
Once Schröder’s arrival is confirmed, he will be put straight to work. His first big task as sporting director would be to decide on the future of Eugen Polanski. The interim head coach has been given until the November international break as Gladbach prioritised signing a replacement for Virkus.
Ironically, Adi Hütter is now available as a potential head coach signing. Hütter was previously head coach of Gladbach right at the beginning of the Virkus reign, but was fired due to a poor first season. Another former head coach, Marco Rose, is also still available. Rose previously worked with Schröder at Leipzig.
GGFN | Jack Meenan
