The sophisticated Grand Resort in Bad Ragaz, the fountain in front of the portal and the picturesque view of the Swiss mountains - the ambience was the right setting for the new BVB star Axel Witsel (29). At 14:35 on Monday afternoon, the midfielder drove in a gray Volvo in the Dortmund training camp.
For days, the delegation of the black-yellow was waiting eagerly for the new midfield ace. On Monday it was finally time, the Belgian World Cup third party will reinforce as another new signing the team of the Black and Yellow. The stipulated by the clause transfer fee of 20 million euros receives Witsel's previous employer, the Chinese Super League club Tianjin Quanjian.
Witsel: "After the World Cup, my goal was to move from China back to Europe. I'm totally happy and proud to play for BVB soon. After our first conversation, I did not have to think twice, because for me Borussia Dortmund is one of the best clubs on the continent. Honestly, I can not wait to run aground in front of 81,000 people. "
But the change is not over the stage. "The transfer will be handled formally within the next few days via the FIFA TMS," said Dortmund. Witsel, who is visually more than conspicuous on the field with his striking Afro-look hairstyle, is bound to the black and yellow by 2022.
BVB-Neuzugang Axel Witsel ist in Bad Ragaz gelandet pic.twitter.com/rswVlkmY8o— Sebastian Kolsberger (@Kolsi85) August 6, 2018
BVB sporting director Michael Zorc: "Axel is a player with great international experience who has all the skills to shape the central BVB midfield: tactical understanding, dueling strength, speed, creativity and mentality."
Given the general hustle and bustle on the global transfer market, the 20 million for Witsel are almost a bargain - at least for a player of its quality.
The 96-time Belgian national player is the dream player of the new Borussia coach Lucien Favre, who can put Witsel his idea of a powerful offensive with appropriate protection in the defensive area even better put into action.
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