New Borussia Mönchengladbach signing suffers horror injury | OneFootball

New Borussia Mönchengladbach signing Jens Castrop may have to wait a long time to make his Bundesliga debut. The current 1. FC Nürnberg player had to be stretchered off early in Saturday’s 2. Bundesliga match against Paderborn. On Sunday, Nürnberg confirmed a very bitter diagnosis indeed.

Castrop suffered a partial tear of his lateral ligament in his right knee. Such an injury could keep the 21-year-old on the sidelines for the rest of the 2025 calendar year. One of the German second divisions’ most valuable players sees his current career rise come to a grinding halt.

Castrop’s injury also constitutes bad news for the Germany U21 squad as they prepare to contest the U21 European Championships in June. Castrop didn’t feature much for Antonio di Salvo’s DFB Juniors during the recent international break, but has been in fantastic form for club.

Three goals and four assists in 25 league appearances for Nürnberg this season saw the attack-minded midfielder double his estimated market worth from €3m to €6m. Gladbach secured his future services of €4.5m in the recent January transfer window.

GGFN | Peter Weis