Marco Rose took over at Borussia Monchengladbach in 2019; Gladbach sporting director Max Eberl confirmed Rose's departure: "We have held a lot of talks in recent weeks to discuss Marco's future. Unfortunately, he has opted to trigger a clause in his contract and leave this summer"
Monday 15 February 2021 16:16, UK
Borussia Monchengladbach head coach Marco Rose will join Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season.
Monchengladbach announced Rose's departure on Monday and, while there was no confirmation of the position he will take up at Dortmund, he is expected to be named the club's new head coach.
Edin Terzic was appointed as Dortmund's interim boss in December following the sacking of Lucien Favre.
"We have held a lot of talks in recent weeks to discuss Marco's future," Monchengladbach sporting director Max Eberl said.
"Unfortunately, he has opted to trigger a clause in his contract and leave this summer.
"Until then, we will work hard to achieve our goals in the league, cup and Europe together."
Dortmund also confirmed that Rose would arrive in the summer, but did not go further into detail.
"Out of respect for all parties, Borussia Dortmund will only comment on the future under Marco Rose after this season," the club said in a statement.
Rose will be charged with re-establishing Dortmund as the second power in German football behind Bayern Munich, after a difficult 2020/21 season under Terzic and former coach Favre.
Having joined Gladbach in 2019, he led them to a top-four finish in his first year before guiding them to the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time in their history this season.
He previously spent two years at Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg, where he won back-to-back league titles.
His current contract was set to run until 2022, but Gladbach said he had "taken advantage of a clause" which allowed him to leave for Signal Iduna Park.
According to German magazine Kicker, the clause obliges Dortmund to pay a transfer fee of around €5m (£4.36m).
Sixth and seventh in the table respectively, Dortmund and Gladbach are direct rivals in the race for European qualification this season.
They are also set to face each other in the quarter-finals of the German Cup on March 2.
