Overview
- Multiple outlets reported Tuesday that Borussia Mönchengladbach and Ko Itakura have reached a verbal agreement for his return to the club.
- Itakura is due to undergo a medical at Borussia-Park on Wednesday and, if cleared, is expected to sign a long-term contract reported to run until 2030.
- Reports place the transfer fee at about €3.5 million up front with bonuses taking the total to around €4 million and an Ajax sell-on clause included.
- Itakura spent 2022–2025 at Gladbach before moving to Ajax for roughly €10.5 million in 2025, where his season was disrupted by a late back injury and limited satisfaction.
- The move would give Gladbach an experienced, tactically flexible centre-back while creating a net financial gain after Nico Elvedi's sale, though injury history and potential absences for the Asia Cup pose availability risks.