World Cup winner Christoph Kramer leaves Borussia Mönchengladbach after 11 years

Borussia Mönchengladbach have announced that they have mutually agreed to terminate the contract of midfielder Christoph Kramer.

On leaving the club after 11 years, Kramer said:

The announcement was also followed by a video on Twitter:

The 33-year-old has spent 11 years at Gladbach playing 288 games for the club over two separate spells. Under Gerardo Seoane, Kramer has played a bit-part role in the team but will not get the send-off he deserves likely long-time teammates Patrick Herrmann and Tony Jantschke at the end of last season.

During his time at Gladbach, Kramer earned a call-up to the German national team for the 2014 World Cup where his second appearance during the tournament was in the final against Argentina but famously came off in the first half due to concussion after a collision and asked the referee if the match was the actual final.

Whether Kramer continues his footballing career is unknown, the midfielder has already made a name for himself away from the pitch as he works as a pundit for German public broadcaster ZDF alongside Per Mertesacker.

GGFN | Jack Meenan