Overview

• Florian Neuhaus was absent from Borussia Mönchengladbach’s first-team season opener and completed his training with the U23 squad under a four-week suspension.
• The club fined him a six-figure sum after he called sporting director Roland Virkus “the worst manager in the world” and publicly disclosed his salary in a fan-recorded Mallorca video.
• CEO Stefan Stegemann and sporting director Roland Virkus have maintained that Neuhaus’s status will be reviewed only once his suspension concludes.
• In his podcast, World Cup winner Toni Kroos defended Neuhaus’s remarks as typical player banter and questioned the severity of the sanctions.
• Neuhaus remains under contract until June 2027, but his prospects at Gladbach hinge on upcoming talks and his reintegration into the first team.