Competing with Germany's elite

For a club like Borussia Mönchengladbach, competing against the financial power of the two giants of German football, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, is “normally not possible”.

But the biggest strength that the long-established Bundesliga side have is the unity and alignment every department has with the club’s philosophy of developing homegrown talent and investing in their first-team squad in a sustainable way. That ensures they only spend what they earn.

To do that and keep the edge on the competition, they need to find efficient ways to maximise transfer fees for player sales, to find the best loans for their young players to help drive up their Expected Transfer Value and first-team readiness, and to recruit smartly.

That’s why they have joined TransferRoom.

TransferRoom is world football’s transfer marketplace, an online platform that is used by the key decision-makers at over 800 clubs and 550 verified Trusted Agencies in 130 leagues.

And Mönchengladbach have joined a growing network of German clubs on TransferRoom to benefit from that instant access to the right people and real-time market intelligence, including player availability, what clubs are looking for in the transfer market, and comprehensive player, squad and Head Coach data.

Mario Vossen, the club’s Head of Recruitment said in the video below: “All the percentage of Mönchengladbach belongs to the members' club. We must earn all the Euros we spend. So that's part of our strategy. We don't go into debt. 

“So that's a solid final strategy and everybody should know we are especially working with young talents. We want to bring young internationals or German top talents to the next level. And for Mönchengladbach, there's always a step forward to even a bigger team.

“TransferRoom brings clubs together. I think it's a fantastic way to get in touch with many clubs, not just live but also via the platform. And to learn the needs of other clubs. That helps us, and that can bring us forward.”

Vossen was speaking live at one of TransferRoom’s flagship events, August 2025’s TransferRoom Deal Day in Madrid. He joined more than 200 clubs and 40 agencies for a full day of one-to-one, 15-minute meetings and exclusive networking. It would take months of travel across the globe to replicate that schedule.

What were Vossen and Mönchengladbach’s key strategic objectives to maximise this access to so many transfer market decision-makers in person and on the digital TransferRoom platform? He told us exactly that.

“On one hand we try to loan out players because now, we have a lot of young talents, top talents coming from the youth department,” he said.

“Our Under-17 team won the German championship last year. Maybe they are too early, but now we have a very strong and very good academy. So loaning out players is quite important for us.

“But it's also maybe interesting to find loan opportunities from top clubs to Mönchengladbach, to the Bundesliga, and also to get some contacts. Because the contact club by club is more important than to go via so many agencies. So, the direct contact is always the best.

“To sit together with so many people also from South America, it's great. But it's not just now. It's not just today, it's also yesterday, it’s online. And yeah, the whole football world or part of the football world in one hotel, for one day, it's fantastic.”

How to join TransferRoom

There are over 800 clubs worldwide using TransferRoom, including Borussia Mönchengladbach. You can find out how to join them here.

Agents, get access to the decision-makers at top clubs in over 130 leagues worldwide as a TransferRoom Trusted Agent. Find out more here.