On December 29, Beijing time, Mönchengladbach officially announced that Swiss international Zakaria and Germany international Ginter will leave the team freely after the end of the season.

Borussia Borussia Moncheng said on the club's official social media that neither Zakaria nor Ginter would renew their contracts with the team, and that their contracts would expire next summer, when the two would leave the team on their own.
Zakaria and Ginter are very important players in Borussia Moncheng's midfield and backline, and have attracted the attention of many teams as they will become free agents in the summer window.