Ko Itakura rejects offer from Saudi Arabia to stay at Borussia Mönchengladbach | OneFootball

Sky Germany reports that Borussia Mönchengladbach defender Ko Itakura has rejected an offer from Saudi Arabia to stay at the club this summer.

The offer was from Al-Hilal, who are one of the teams taken over by the Saudi Arabia private investment fund (PIF), and the contract offer was around €12m a year, which is a significant pay rise to what the 26-year-old currently earns at Gladbach.

Itakura has also rejected Napoli who were heavily linked to the defender as a replacement for Bayern Munich-bound Kim Min-Jae. While Itakura has also previously been linked to Tottenham Hotspur.

The 26-year-old only joined Gladbach last summer from Manchester City for €5m but the defender impressed in what was a poor season for die Fohlen.

Gladbach are currently in the midst of a rebuild this summer and Itakura’s choice to stay indicates that he has faith in the team and squad that is being built around Gerardo Seoane. Gladbach have already completed seven signings this summer with the most recent being striker Tomáš Čvančara from Sparta Prague.

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