Overview
- Borussia Mönchengladbach announced on Friday that it has extended Fabio Chiarodia's deal by one year, moving the contract expiry to 30 June 2028.
- Sporting director Rouven Schröder framed the move as a mutual decision to back Chiarodia's next career step and to remove the immediate risk of losing him for free.
- Chiarodia raised his profile with two full appearances for Italy in early June, and those caps have increased his market value and visibility to other clubs.
- The 21-year-old joined Gladbach from Werder Bremen in summer 2023 for about €2 million, has made 43 appearances for the club, and returned from a near four-month muscle-bundle injury to earn more minutes last season.
- The extension gives Gladbach time to develop Chiarodia and preserve transfer leverage, making it likely the club will aim for more first-team minutes for him and monitor further national-team involvement.