Borussia Dortmund have signed Andre Schurrle from Wolfsburg
Borussia Dortmund have announced Borussia Dortmund have signed Germany international Andre Schurrle from Wolfsburg.
Dortmund sign the Germany forward on a five-year contract, subject to a medical, just a day after re-signing Mario Gotze from Bayern Munich.
Schurrle, 25, leaves Wolfsburg only 18 months after joining them from Chelsea, where he had been deemed surplus to requirements by then-manager Jose Mourinho.
Dortmund will reportedly pay around €30 million for the World Cup winner, who had three years left on his deal at the Volkswagen Arena.
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Schurrle told Dortmund’s official website: “Borussia Dortmund are one of the top European clubs with a strong and extremely exciting squad. From my own experience I know how much power BVB can develop with their fans and I am already looking forward to witness it not as wide-eyed opponent but as a part of it.
“I want to achieve great things with Borussia in the years to come and can’t wait to start training and convince the people it was a good move to sign me.”
BVB sporting director Michael Zorc added: “Andre Schurrle is a Germany international with an outstanding attacking potential, who moreover is a good passer, and also plays a skilful part in the defence. He has a lot of international experience despite being only 25. His quality will be very valuable for our team. Our attack is now complete.”
Schurrle has scored 48 goals in 174 Bundesliga games and has 20 goals in 55 games for his country. He was part of the squad that reached the semi-finals of Euro 2016, where they lost to France.
He joined Wolfsburg from Chelsea in February 2015 for £22m.
