Borussia Monchengladbach are hoping to sell Inter-linked defender Mathias Ginter during the January transfer window rather than lose him for free in the summer.

This according to German broadcaster Sport1, who report that the Bundesliga side do not want to lose the 28-year-old for free when his contract runs out but that the Nerazzurri are not interested in buying him, only wanting a free transfer in the summer.

Ginter has announced that he has no intention of renewing his current deal with Gladbach, which is set to expire at the end of June, and Inter are among the clubs with the strongest interest in signing him in the summer.

Ginter dropped to the bench for Gladbach’s match against Bayer Leverkusen yesterday, possibly an indicator that his club are already preparing to move on from him, and according to Sport1 their preference is to sell him this month.

However, the Nerazzurri are not interested in signing the defender this month for a fee, and would only move for him after June.