Matthias Ginter really didn’t want to go into speculation about his future at today’s press conference at the DFB. “You will definitely sit down after the tournament or vacation”, the central defender referred to an indefinite point in time.
But movement from outside could now come into the personnel. As the ‘Sportbuzzer’ reports with reference to its own information, FC Barcelona expresses interest in Ginter. The Catalan noble club is trying to get the 27-year-old ex-Dortmunder to sign up, the online portal says.
A defensive upheaval is emerging at Barça. Gerard Piqué (34) is getting on in years, Ronald Araújo (22) and Óscar Mingueza (22) do not yet embody an international class. In addition, Samuel Umiti (27) and probably his French compatriot Clément Lenglet (26) are for sale.
FT opinion
Ginter has attractive options. The last reported wage losses in Gladbach are probably not an option for the national player. It remains to be seen whether, if the worst comes to the worst, he will be drawn to a club of the size Barcelona. Or rather to the Bayer Leverkusen category, which has also put out its feelers.
