Borussia Dortmund Ensure Signing Of PSG Defender Thomas Meunier

Borussia Dortmund on Thursday confirmed the signing of Belgium defender Thomas Meunier on a four-12 months offer with no transfer rate immediately after his deal with Paris Saint-Germain ran out. “Thomas Meunier is a participant who has demonstrated his high quality at the highest degree, which include in the Champions League and with the national crew in excess of a long interval of time,” explained Dortmund’s sports activities director Michael Zorc.

“His working experience will do us a lot of fantastic.”

The 28-year-aged right-back will connection up with Belgian countrywide group-mates Axel Witsel and Thorgan Hazard beneath Swiss head coach Lucien Favre.

Just after 4 a long time in France, Meunier claims he is on the lookout for a new problem with Dortmund, who have concluded runners-up in the Bundesliga for the very last two seasons.

“Borussia Dortmund performs just the kind of football I want to participate in: interesting, reliable and purely natural,” mentioned Meunier in a assertion.

“I’m ambitious and I want to gain titles with Dortmund just like I did with Brugge and Paris,” he extra possessing gained three French League titles with PSG and the 2015/16 Belgian league.

The transfer means that Meunier will not characteristic for PSG in the Champions League quarter-finals when the competitiveness resumes this August in Lisbon.

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He faced Dortmund when PSG lost the to start with-leg clash 2-1 absent in the final 16, but the French club went via soon after successful the return leg 2- in Paris, for which Meunier was suspended.

Dortmund are reportedly also on the verge of signing England Under-17 prospect Jude Bellingham from Birmingham Town.