Football Bundesliga: Schröder Secures Seventh Signing, Acquiring Defensive Talent for Gladbach
Translated from German, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Borussia Mönchengladbach has signed 19-year-old central defender Jan Leszczynski from Legia Warsaw.
- The Polish youth international has signed a contract until June 2030, with reports suggesting a transfer fee of around three million euros.
- Leszczynski is the seventh summer signing for Gladbach as sporting director Rouven Schröder aims for a squad overhaul.
Borussia Mönchengladbach has secured its seventh summer signing with the acquisition of promising young defender Jan Leszczynski from Legia Warsaw. The 19-year-old Polish youth international is set to bolster the Bundesliga club's defense, having signed a contract that runs until June 30, 2030.
Reports indicate that Mönchengladbach has invested approximately three million euros in the transfer of Leszczynski, who is described by sporting director Rouven Schröder as a "very talented central defender with a really exciting profile and great potential." Leszczynski made his debut in the Polish Ekstraklasa earlier this year in February.
Schröder is actively pursuing a significant squad overhaul for Borussia Mönchengladbach following a disappointing previous season. The club has already reinvested funds from the sale of Rocco Reitz to RB Leipzig, reportedly receiving around 20 million euros for the midfielder. Leszczynski's arrival is a key part of this rebuilding strategy, aimed at strengthening the team for the upcoming campaigns.
Jan is a very talented central defender and possesses a really very exciting profile and great potential.
Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.