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Monchengladbach sign Leverkusen' s striker Josip Drmic

Xinhua, June 18, 2015 Adjust font size:

Switzerland international Josip Drmic joined Monchengladbach from Bayer Leverkusen, the "Foals" confirmed in an official statement on Wednesday.

Monchengladbach reinforced their offense with the signing of Leverkusen' s striker Josip Drmic, who penned four-year deal, until June 2014, with the "Foals" .

"We were already interested in signing Josip Drmic last year. However, back then he opted for Leverkusen. We are now very pleased that we finally sealed the deal. Josip is fast and a prolific striker who will fit into our team," Monchengladbach' s sporting director Max Eberl said.

The 22-year-old striker played one year at Leverkusen where he scored six goals in overall 36 appearances. Drmic is since 2012 part of the Switzerland national soccer team. He scored three goals in 14 caps.

Monchengladbach completed the last Bundesliga season on the third place to earn a berth for the UEFA Champions League group stage. Endi