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Arsenal & Man City-linked Zakaria 'would prefer a transfer' as Gladbach struggle to agree new contract

The Switzerland international does not wish to stay with Adi Hutter's side, with a Premier League move possible for the 24-year-old

Borussia Monchengladbach sporting director Max Eberl has admitted that Denis Zakaria wants to leave the club in the summer, amid links with Arsenal and Manchester City.

The Switzerland international, who featured at two matches at Euro 2020, first arrived at Gladbach from Young Boys in 2017, and has emerged as one of the best young defensive midfielders in Europe.

The likes of City and Arsenal have been linked with a move, with the Bundesliga club struggling to tie the 24-year-old down to a new contract, and now Eberl has acknowledged that the player would rather leave.