Bundesliga: Negotiations between Leipzig and Gladbach about Eberl are ongoing

RB Leipzig has officially expressed interest in Max Eberl as the new sporting director at Borussia Mönchengladbach.

According to a spokesman for Borussia, the first talks about a possible agreement between the Bundesliga clubs were “but not productive”.

There have been media reports about the strong interest of the Saxons in Eberl for some time. Sky reported on Tuesday that RB had now agreed with the ex-professional that he should start as the new sports director in Leipzig on December 1, 2022.

Mintzlaff: So far only “first talks”

Leipzig club boss Oliver Mintzlaff (47) denied this. “Yes, we are interested in Max Eberl and yes, we have had initial talks. What is reported completely wrong, however, is that there is already an agreement and a starting date. Of course, we informed Gladbach of our interest, nothing more and nothing less has happened so far,” said Mintzlaff of “Bild”.

Eberl had declared at the beginning of the year that he would no longer be able to carry out his job as head of sport at Borussia. “Max Eberl is exhausted and tired. I no longer have the strength to do this job the way the club needs it,” Eberl said on January 28 and said “there’s nothing more to do with this football”. want. Since then, the contract with the Gladbachers, which is still valid until 2026 and wants a transfer fee for Eberl, has been suspended.

Eberl is the dream solution of the Saxons for Markus Krösche, who switched to Eintracht Frankfurt over a year ago. There has been contact between Mintzlaff and Eberl since July. Eberl is said to only want to start around the turn of the year, Mintzlaff hopes for a timely solution, at best on October 1st, reported the “Bild”. At the same time, Mintzlaff is trying to find an alternative solution from abroad if there is no agreement on the Eberl matter.