Sport director Max Eberl von Borussia Mönchengladbach still naves a good contact with ex-coach Marco Rose. "We have an extremely open relationship, even talking today and ask how we are doing. And that's serious," Eberl said in the interview with the Westdeutsche Zeitung.

Rose had made use of his exit clause in the summer and was switched to DFB Cup winner Borussia Dortmund for five million euros.

"Of course you have to stick to someone else for something else that somewhere has something missed and you may call that identification," said Eberl, but said, "This is not a say, that's the truth, otherwise he would have remained , My appreciation will remain. "

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With Rose successor Adi Hütter, the five-time German master opens the new season on Friday against the German record champion Bayern Munich.