Xabi Alonso has agreed to become manager of Borussia Monchengladbach this summer.
Alonso is currently managing Real Sociedad's B team.
Alonso won three Bundesliga titles with Bayern after being signed by Pep Guardiola in 2014.
Xabi Alonso has agreed to become manager of Borussia Monchengladbach this summer.
Alonso is currently managing Real Sociedad's B team.
Alonso won three Bundesliga titles with Bayern after being signed by Pep Guardiola in 2014.
Borussia Monchengladbach have confirmed that manager Marco Rose will take over at Borussia Dortmund next season.
Dortmund activated a $6 million release clause in Rose's contract.
“Unfortunately, he has opted to trigger a clause in his contract and leave this summer. Until then, we will work hard to achieve our goals in the league, cup and Europe together," said sporting director Max Eberl.
Monchengladbach face Manchester City in the Champions League round of 16.
Borussia Monchengladbach fined Marcus Thuram one month of wages for spitting on Hoffenheim's Stefan Posch.
Thuram, who received a red card, will likely also face a match ban from the German Football Association.
"Marcus is devastated and has assured me that he did not purposely spit at Stefan Posch. He told me that during a dispute with Stefan Posch, he had unintentionally spat after cursing several times in French in the heat of the moment.
"He knows that this does not change anything and that the pictures speak for themselves, and that the sending off was the right call. I believe Marcus because I have come to know him as a reflective person with a great demeanour," said sporting director Max Eberl.
Thuram apologized to Posch on Twitter.
Joachim Low discussed the Bundesliga's quality since the league's return behind closed doors.
"You also have to get used to a bit of football without the excitement that the fans provide. On the other hand, I am positively surprised by the high level of motivation from the players and teams, the attitude and also the way of playing," said Low.
Low added that he believes that the Bundesliga is the top league in Europe.
"You can tell that the players want to compete again, to battle, to score goals, to avoid [conceding] goals.
"This has also had a positive effect for me, that the players came out of such a long break so motivated and look as if they are playing in a stadium with 80,000 spectators," added Low.
Borussia Dortmund's 4-0 win over Schalke on Saturday earned a .33 rating on FS1.
The ratings represent a 725% increase over the last Bundesliga match on FS1 prior to the shutdown.
Borussia Monchengladbach's 3-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt earned a .21 ratings.
The Bundesliga will likely finish this current season without supporters in the stadium, according to CEO Christian Seifert.
"Professional football can only function when we play," said Seifert. "When the time comes, we will be ready and prepared and we are looking forward to it.
"If we can play games, it is to be expected that they will be without fans for some time. Maybe even into the new season or until the end of the year."
Seifert added that the league will not return until April 30th at the earliest.
The CEO also said that the plan is to finish the season by June 30th, taking players to the end of their current contract.
Borussia Monchengladbach players agreed to partially waive their salaries as a result of a suspension in matchplay.
There are concerns that several clubs in Germany could collapse due to the coronavirus crisis.
"For the next few weeks and months we have to realise that only a continuation of the Bundesliga games -- without spectators -- will allow many clubs to survive economically," said sporting director Max Eberl.
The Bundesliga is scheduled to return in early April, though that seems unlikely.
The league could lose $800 million in revenue if the rest of this season is cancelled.
The existence of the Bundesliga is at stake due to the league's suspension, said chief executive Christian Seifert.
The top two German leagues are canceled through April 2nd.
Over 56,000 people work in the German football industry.
"Tens of thousands of jobs are at stake. We've reached a point where Bundesliga has to admit: 'Yes, we are manufacturing a product and if we no longer manufacture it then we cease to exist.' It's not only about the stars. More is at stake than just a few matches," said Seifert.
The executive also asked clubs to analyze worse case scenarios of the league being shutdown through March in order to "assess who can survive for how long."
Seifert added that there is no timetable for when matches will resume.
"Nobody knows when games can take place again."
The German Football League postponed this weekend's round of matches in the Bundesliga and second division as a response to the coronavirus.
A meeting will be held on Monday to discuss whether to postpone the league into April.
Fabian Nürnberger of Nurnberg in Germany's second division tested positive for the virus, leading to a team quarantine.
Youssouf Fofana is drawing interest from Atalanta, Milan, and Borussia Monchengladbach.
Strasbourg recently rejected Atalanta's $14.4 million offer for the midfielder.
The 21-year-old has scored 1 goal in 16 appearances for the club.