体坛英语新闻：Monchengladbach extend contract with sporting director Eberl

BERLIN, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Borussia Monchengladbach have extended the contract with sporting director Max Eberl, the Bundesliga club confirmed in an official statement on Saturday.

Max Eberl has been linked with league rivals Bayern Munich, who are on the hunt for a sporting director, for months. Hence, the "Foals" and their 43-year-old sporting director have agreed on a contract extension until June 2022 to put an end to the rumours.

"We have worked successfully in the past years. Max Eberl is a decisive factor for our sporting development and a very important part of our future planning. Extending the contract for five years has a strategic importance for us," Monchengladbach's president Rolf Koenigs said.

Max Eberl is since 1999 part of Borussia Monchengladbach. He joined the "Foals" first as a player before he became talent coordinator in 2005. Three years later he replaced Christian Ziege as the sporting director.

"There have been many rumours and speculations about my person in the past months. Monchengladbach is my club and I work here with a great team," sporting director Max Eberl told the club's official homepage.

Monchengladbach sit currently on the 10th place of the Bundesliga standings. They clash with 5th placed Hertha Berlin on Wednesday.