DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund on Monday signed Austria midfielder Marcel Sabitzer from Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich, broadening its choices following the departure of Jude Bellingham to Actual Madrid.
Sabitzer, 29, has signed a contract till June 2027 and can journey to the US on Tuesday to hitch his new team-mates on Dortmund’s summer time tour.
“He matches precisely the profile we had been on the lookout for – a central midfielder who will strengthen us each defensively and offensively as a box-to-box participant,” mentioned Dortmund’s sporting director Sebastian Kehl. “Marcel is bodily sturdy and in addition has an immense purpose menace. We’re satisfied that his persona may also make him an essential pillar of our staff and assist us to be much more efficient, particularly in hard-fought video games.”
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Dortmund reportedly paid Bayern €15-20m ($17-22m) for the midfielder.
Sabitzer performed for Leipzig earlier than following coach Julian Nagelsmann to Bayern Munich in 2021. However he failed to search out his place in Bayern’s star-studded midfield and was ultimately loaned out to Manchester United for the second half of final season.
Sabitzer scored simply two objectives in 53 aggressive video games for Bayern – 54 of them together with the German Tremendous Cup – and the identical once more in 14 appearances within the English Premier League and Europa League for United.
Sabitzer is Dortmund’s second reinforcement in midfield after the dedication Felix End from Wolfsburg to compensate Bellingham’s departure. The membership changed left-back Raphaël Guerreiro, who was transferring to Bayern Munich Ramy Bensebaini from Borussia Monchengladbach.
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