Gladbach denies Alassane Pléa leaving for CAN with Mali this winter

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By: Manu Tournoux

With 7 goals scored and 4 assists delivered since the start of the season between the Bundesliga and the German Cup, Alassane Pléa is one of Mönchengladbach’s real offensive assets. So, when they learned of the possibility of seeing the former Lyonnais, who has also extended his contract until 2025 in the summer of 2022, leave for several weeks in order to defend the Mali jersey during the next Coupe d Africa of Nations, scheduled from January 13 to February 11, 2024, the supporters of Borussia Park seemed very worried about having a month of competition without its top scorer.

The native of Lille, tracked by OL – his training club – for a return to the Rhône as we announced to you exclusively, had already expressed his wish to join the Eagles, he who only experienced a small selection in Blue, it was in a friendly against Uruguay in November 2018. However, contacted by the Rheinsche Post, the German club denies these rumors of departure for Ivory Coast for the continental tournament. In addition, Gerardo Seoane will already have to return from the winter break without his Japanese central defender Ko Itakura, expected in the Samurai Blue group for the Asian Cup (January 12-February 10).

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