Borussia Monchengladbach signs Hinteregger on loan from Red Bull Salzburg

Borussia Monchengladbach is reinforcing its defensive unit after allowing more goals than all but two clubs through the first half of the Bundesliga season.

Monchengladbach signed Martin Hinteregger on loan from Red Bull Salzburg until the end of the season, as the Austrian centre-back put pen to paper Friday on a contract that includes an option to buy.

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After undergoing a medical check, Hinteregger, 23, will travel with Max Eberl, Monchengladbach's sporting director, and Steffen Korell, the club's manager, to Belek, Turkey, where the team is involved in a training camp.

Since making his professional debut at Red Bull Salzburg in 2010, Hinteregger has tallied 128 Austrian Bundesliga appearances and scored five goals. He also holds 10 caps to his name with Austria's national team and will be part of its squad for Euro 2016.