A Juventus statement said that the deal was
“reached for a consideration of 4.5 million euros payable in three
financial years, in addition to the solidarity contribution provided for by
FIFA regulations and additional costs for a total amount of 4.1 million
euros.”
“Juventus and the player have signed a
contract of employment until June 30, 2026,” it added.
Zakaria becomes the Juve’s third signing of
the January transfer window.
They bought Serie A’s joint-top scorer Dusan
Vlahovic from Fiorentina last week, before adding Frosinone defender Federico
Gatti earlier on Monday, who will stay with the Serie B club for the remainder
of the season.
Zakaria joined Gladbach from Swiss side Young
Boys in July 2017, and went on to make 146 appearances in all competitions,
scoring 11 goals, in Germany.
The former Servette midfielder also
established himself as a key member of the Switzerland national team in that
time and has 40 caps for his country, including appearances at the 2018 FIFA
World Cup and Euro 2020.
“Denis has had an important role in
pushing the move through,” said Gladbach’s vice president Rainer Bonhof.
“He made it clear to us that he wanted to
change clubs and also let us know that he wanted to give Borussia a transfer
fee for the move. This made sense from our end in terms of the financial
implications of the deal, so we agreed to the deal.”
Zakaria could make his Juventus debut against
Hellas Verona on Sunday.
