A Montpellier executive goes to Germany!

Jonas Omlin is now not a Montpellier participant. The Swiss goalkeeper signed on Thursday with the German membership Borussia Mönchengladbach, the place the final bulwark of 29 years will attempt to neglect Yann Sommer.

A contract till 2027

Fifteenth in Ligue 1 two lengths from the crimson zone and the primary relegated Brest, Montpellier loses certainly one of its pillars within the race to take care of. On the membership for the reason that summer season of 2020, Jonas Omlin left the MHSC when his contract led to June 2024. As anticipated for a number of hours, the Swiss goalkeeper has signed for Borussia Mönchengladbach, eighth within the Bundesliga 5 lengths from the Huge Oven. The quantity of the deal is estimated at 8 million euros by the location Transfermarkt. The 29-year-old has signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with the German membership, till June 2027.

✍ Jonah #omlin joined Borussia Mönchengladbach. From @MontpellierHSCthe 29-year-old Swiss goalkeeper has signed a contract till June 30, 2027.

Welcome to Borussia, Jonas! ?? pic.twitter.com/dAgzmrlBNQ

— Gladbach (@borussia_fr) January 19, 2023

Sommer’s troublesome succession

The previous goalkeeper of FC Basel arrives on the opposite aspect of the Rhine, inside the steady the place the French striker Marcus Thuram evolves, to make sure the succession of the historic Yann Sommer, transferred to Bayern Munich after 335 matches contested with the group primarily based at Borussia Park. “We imagine we now have discovered an excellent answer by signing Jonas Omlin. He’s a really dependable goalkeeper who exudes confidence, who is robust on his line and who is nice with the ball at his toes”mentioned the sporting director of the German membership Roland Virkus about who will put on no 1 within the workforce coached by Daniel Farke.

With the MHSC, joined in the summertime of 2020 for six million euros, Jonas Omlin may have performed 74 matches in all competitions, all in Ligue 1. This season, the native of Sarnen took half in 14 matches and ended his journey within the Hérault by three consecutive defeats towards Olympique de Marseille (1-2), Good (1-6) and FC Nantes (0-3).