Gladbach leading scorer Marcus Thuram out with groin injury
Gladbach's Marcus Thuram, left, and Aissa Laidouni of Union Berlin fight for the ball during the Bundesliga soccer match between Union Berlin and Borussia Moenchengladbach at Borussia-Park stadium, in Moenchengladbach, Germany, Sunday April 23, 2023. Credit: AP/Federico Gambarini
MOENCHENGLADBACH, Germany — France forward Marcus Thuram may have played his last game for Borussia Moenchengladbach.
The Bundesliga club said Tuesday that Thuram tore a muscle fiber in his groin during the team’s 1-0 loss at home to Union Berlin on Sunday and that he is “ out for the foreseeable future.”
The club does not say how long Thuram will miss, but an injury of this sort usually means a forced six- to eight-week break. Only five matches are left in the Bundesliga and Thuram is set to leave Gladbach at the end of the season after they failed to reach agreement on a contract extension.
Thuram was Gladbach’s leading scorer in the league this season with 13 goals in 28 appearances.
The 25-year-old Thuram — the son of former France defender Lilian Thuram — has 34 Bundesliga goals altogether in 109 games for Gladbach, which he joined in 2019 from French club Guingamp after a previous spell at Sochaux.
Thuram has played 10 times for France.
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