By Rune Gjerulff@runegjerulff

Bundesliga comeback in the pipeline for Kramer?

Christoph Kramer has been without a club since leaving Gladbach last summer. Now there is speculation that he could return to the Bundesliga, with Bochum not ruling out a move for the Germany World Cup winner.
Article image
Photo: Christof Koepsel/Getty Images
Loading official content
Gladbach stars prepare for Freiburg
Check out Gladbach’s latest training session before facing Freiburg in the Bundesliga.
0 seconds of 1 minute, 3 secondsVolume 0%
Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts
00:00
01:03
01:03
 

 

Germany World Cup winner Christoph Kramer has been unable to find a new club since leaving Borussia Mönchengladbach as a free agent last summer.

In a recent podcast, the 33-year-old expressed his surprise at not having found a new employer, despite agreeing to take a big pay cut.

Now, speculation has emerged that he could return to the Bundesliga, with relegation-threatened Bochum looking to strengthen their squad in January.

Kramer is no stranger to Bochum, having spent time there on loan in the past. And the fact that he played under current Bochum boss Dieter Hecking at Borussia Mönchengladbach only adds to the speculation.

"He was a player for Dieter Hecking. They had a very good relationship. It would therefore be a particularly good fit," VfL Bochum CEO Ilja Kaenzig told Bild TV.

He made it clear that no talks have been held with Kramer at this stage, but that something will have to happen in January.

“The team needs something in one, two, maybe three positions. I would be prepared to do crazy things. Whether we're talking about ‘Chris’ Kramer or someone else, we're not going to save the club with ordinary solutions.”

Bochum are bottom of the Bundesliga table with three points from 14 games.

Bundesliga news

Table

Bundesliga

Regular Season

#TeamP
1 FC Bayern61
2 Leverkusen53
3 Frankfurt42
4 Mainz 0541
5 Freiburg40
6 RB Leipzig38
7 Wolfsburg37
8 Gladbach37
9 Stuttgart36
10 Dortmund35
11 Augsburg32
12 Bremen30
13 Hoffenheim25
14 Union Berlin24
15 St. Pauli21
16 Holstein Kiel16
17 Heidenheim15
18 Bochum15
View full table
Kickfieber

Match days

German Teams in Europe

DFB-Pokal

German National Team

Long reads

Exclusive interviews

Team News