Florian Neuhaus Faces Club Punishment After Inappropriate Video Emerges

‎Borussia Mönchengladbach midfielder, Florian Neuhaus, has been fined and suspended from the first team after being filmed seemingly mocking the club’s sporting director.

‎In a social media video, Neuhaus was seen speaking with several individuals dressed in Gladbach kits, discussing the club’s sporting director, Roland Virkus.

‎The 28-year-old appeared to call Virkus “the worst manager in the world” and referenced the sporting director’s role in deciding his salary of four million euros ($4.71 million) per year.

‎Gladbach said they had imposed a “heavy” fine on Neuhaus and suspended him from training with the first team for four weeks, with German daily Bild reporting the fine was worth around 100,000 euros.

‎”The behaviour and statements of Florian Neuhaus are damaging to the club and unacceptable,” Gladbach’s CEO, Stefan Stegemann, said in a statement on Thursday.

‎”He has damaged the club with his words and deeply disappointed the people involved, which is not compatible with the values of the club.”

‎Neuhaus joined Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2017 and has made over 200 appearances across all competitions for the club.

‎However, he primarily featured as a substitute last season, making only 17 league appearances as the team finished in 10th place.