Gladbach chief urges patience for injured star striker | OneFootball

With 16 goals and nine assists, Tim Kleindienst was something like Borussia Mönchengladbach’s life insurance last season. However, since May 11, 2025, the striker has been absent from Borussia due to a meniscus injury.

The reason why the Foals’ fans have recently had fewer worries about the absence of their top striker: Haris Tabaković. After some initial difficulties, the TSG Hoffenheim loanee has established himself at Gladbach, and after the match against St. Pauli, he already has five goals in eight league games.

This upswing also plays into Tim Kleindienst’s hands, as Gladbach’s new sporting director Rouven Schröder revealed to ‘Bild’: “The fact that the strikers are performing well, of course, gives Tim Kleindienst the peace of mind to come back slowly, to reintegrate himself without immediately feeling the pressure—which, from the outside, is absolutely justified—because he is a big, important player for us.”

In addition to the TSG loanee, new signing Machino also recently scored twice, leaving coach Eugen Polanski with a luxury problem: Should he let Kleindienst and Tabaković play up front together, or which striker will he choose?

Newcomer Tabaković has a clear preference in this regard: “Tim and I have a great relationship. I wish him a speedy recovery because he is a very important part of our team. I said from the beginning that I would love to see both of us up front, working the opposing defenses together.”

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