Borussia Monchengladbach confirm Marcus Thuram will LEAVE the club on a free transfer this summer

Borussia Monchengladbach have confirmed the exit of French forward Marcus Thuram at the end of the season. 

The player – and son of Les Bleus legend Lilian Thuram – had previously refused a number of contract offers from the Bundesliga outfit, and will subsequently leave on a free transfer. 

Thuram has been at the club since July 2019, when he was signed from French outfit Guingamp for £8.3million (€9.5m). 

After travelling to Qatar as a last-minute addition to Didier Deschamps’ France side, Thuram made five appearances and came on as a substitute in the final against Argentina to provide the assist for Kylian Mbappe‘s equaliser at 2-2. 

Since his return from the tournament, the player has been the focus of attention from international sides such as Chelsea and Arsenal in the last year of his contract. 

During his last four years at the club, Thuram has become an important piece of their puzzle

Monchengladbach had fought to secure his ongoing services, but sporting director Roland Virkus confirmed on the club’s official website that he, and team-mate Ramy Bensebaini, would be leaving in the summer. 

‘We were in open communication with both players and knew the current status,’ Virkus said. 

‘It’s a shame that they won’t be extending their expiring contracts, because we’ve both given a lot in terms of sport over the past four years.

‘It’s always been part of our path over the past few years to bring in such talented players, to develop them further – and at some point let them go because we can’t keep them forever,’ the sporting director added. 

‘Ideally, we’ll get an attractive transfer fee with these transfers.

‘Of course, it’s not good that that’s not the case now.’ 

Bensebaini has…