Jonas Hofmann leaves Borussia after seven and a half years

Jonas Hofmann has activated his release clause, allowing him to leave Borussia Mönchengladbach and sign for Bayer 04 Leverkusen for a fee of €10m.

“We held some intense discussions with Jonas and we fought hard to keep him at Borussia. The discussions were very open and in the end we offered him a proposal that satisfied all of his desired conditions. The fact that he has decided to activate his release clause despite that doesn’t leave us with a nice feeling,” said Roland Virkus. “However, we have to respect his decision and we thank Jonas for his effort and performances at Borussia.”

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Jonas Hofmann signed for the Foals in January 2016, going on to establish himself as a more important member of the squad year on year. His best season at the club was the 2022/23 campaign, when Hofmann scored 12 goals and recorded 10 assists in 31 Bundesliga games. The 30-year-old also recorded two goals and two assists in two DFB-Pokal games. Overall, Hofmann made 214 competitive appearances for the Foals, recording 48 goals and 51 assists.

During his time at the club, Hofmann also earned his first call-up to the Germany national team, making his debut on 7th October 2020 in a 3-3 friendly draw against Turkey. Since then, the midfielder has accumulated 21 caps for his country, scoring four goals.