Overview

• Raúl’s representatives, Ginés Carvajal and Alexis Portselis, told Sky Germany the Sport Bild report was false and said they had not offered him to Mönchengladbach.
• Sport Bild had reported earlier that Raúl expressed interest in the vacancy through his agent after leaving adridMadrid Castilla in June.
• Mönchengladbach dismissed Gerardo Seoane following a heavy defeat and placed U23 coach Eugen Polanski in interim charge.
• Polanski opened with a 1-1 draw against Bayer Leverkusen as the club evaluates his early results to inform its decision.
• Club figures have not entered talks with external candidates according to reporting, reflecting a preference to assess the internal option first.