Monchengladbach Players Sent To The Young Team Because Of The Club's High-ranking Video

JAKARTA - Borussia midfielder Monchengladbach, Florian Neuhaus, has been fined and removed from the first team after a video spread containing him seemed to mock the Bundesliga club's sporting director.

In a video posted on social media, Neuhaus is seen speaking to several people wearing Gladbach uniforms about Sports Director Roland Virkus.

The 28-year-old appears to call Virkus the world's worst manager and refers to the role of Sport Director Gladbach in deciding his annual salary of 4 million euros (4.71 million US dollars).

Gladbach said they had imposed a heavy fine on Neuhaus and forbade him to train with the first team for four weeks.

German daily media, Bild, reported the fine was worth around 100,000 euros.

"Perlaku dan pernyataan Florian Neuhaus merugikan klub dan tidak diterima."

"He has damaged the club's reputation with his words and deeply disappointed the people involved, who are not in accordance with the club's values," said Gladbach CEO Stefan Stegemann, in a statement.

Neuhaus joined Gladbach in 2017 and has appeared more than 200 times in all competitions for the club.

However, he appeared more as a substitute last season and only played 17 times in the league as they finished 10th.