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German Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund have continued their spendings this summer, then following the signing of Mario Götze yesterday, tehy followed it up today by signing another Germany international in André Schürrle, who is joining BVB from VfL Wolfsburg with immediate effect and has already signed a contrast lasting until June 30, 2021.
Andre Schürrle will commence training in Dortmund at the beginning of August after his post-Euro 2016 holiday.
The signing means that both the creator and scorer of the winning goal in the 2014 FIFA World Cup final against Argentina, which secured Germany’s fourth triumph in the competition, will both be lining up in the Black and Yellow jersey from next season onward.
“André Schürrle is a German international with outstanding attacking potential who is also a very good passer of the ball and consistently contributes neatly to his team’s defensive play. Though still just 25 years old, he has already amassed considerable international experience. His quality will be of great value for our team,” emphasised Borussia Dortmund’s Sporting Director Michael Zorc, who subsequently added: “Our offensive lineup is now complete!”
Schürrle’s personal record is impressive, the offensive midfielder has scored 48 goals and set up a further 29 in 174 Bundesliga matches. In the German national team, for whom he has made 55 appearances, he has scored 20 goals already.
“Borussia Dortmund is one of Europe’s top clubs and they have a strong and extremely exciting squad. I know from my own experience how much strength BVB can harness through its interaction with its fans and I am now very much looking forward to experiencing that as part of the Black and Yellows for the first time rather than as a marvelling opponent. In the coming years I want to achieve success with Borussia Dortmund and can hardly wait to start training and to convince everyone that the club has made the right choice in signing me.”
Schürrle had previously completed a switch from English Premier League club Chelsea FC to VfL Wolfsburg in February 2015, following a series of injury problems in the first half of last season, really showed his class again in the second half of the campaign. With nine goals from midfield, Schürrle was the fourth-highest scorer in the Bundesliga between January and May 2016.
