{"id":1090202,"date":"2019-05-22T15:45:29","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T14:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1090202"},"modified":"2021-09-14T15:54:56","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T14:54:56","slug":"julian-brandt-borussia-dortmund-bundesliga-bayer-leverkusen","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/julian-brandt-borussia-dortmund-bundesliga-bayer-leverkusen\/","title":{"rendered":"Julian Brandt: Borussia Dortmund complete signing of Bundesliga’s top creator"},"content":{"rendered":"

Borussia Dortmund have completed the signing of\u00a0Bayer Leverkusen forward\u00a0Julian Brandt.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 23-year-old has penned a five-year deal with the Ruhr district club, keeping him at the\u00a0Westfalenstadion until June 2024.<\/p>\n

Who is Julian Brandt? Five key things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. It was previously reported that Brandt’s Leverkusen contract included a \u20ac25m release clause.<\/li>\n
  2. Liverpool and Spurs were subsequently linked with the creative midfielder.<\/li>\n
  3. But Brandt expressed an unwillingness to leave Germany, and so became the BVB’s third summer signing.<\/li>\n
  4. Brandt created more chances than any player in the Bundesliga this season, with 86.<\/li>\n
  5. The 11 assists these amounted to is also the third-highest total in the division.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7266091-the-season-defining-story-from-each-of-europe-s-top-five-leagues<\/p>\n

    Dortmund manager\u00a0Lucien Favre has been keen to add attacking impetus to his side following a tight-knit Bundesliga title run, in which Bayern Munich pipped them to the\u00a0Meisterschale on the final game of the season.<\/p>\n

    Brandt, a 23-time Germany international, has been linked with several clubs across the continent, including some of the ‘Big Six’ in the Premier League, but\u00a0Die Borussen have fended off competition to land the forward.<\/p>\n

    Sporting director Michael Zorc praised Brandt’s versatility and creative edge when talking to the club’s official website<\/a>, believing their new signing will have a huge impact on the squad.<\/p>\n

    He said:\u00a0“Although Julian Brandt has played in the Bundesliga for a long time and has a lot of experience both nationally and internationally, he is still a very young professional with potential for development at the age of 23.<\/p>\n

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    ? Borussia Dortmund verpflichtet Julian Brandt! <\/p>\n

    ? #WirHabenBRANDT<\/a> – Der 23-j\u00e4hrige Nationalspieler unterschreibt bis 2024 beim BVB! <\/p>\n

    Alle Infos ? https:\/\/t.co\/BcoCIp8Syo<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/QowNKpHooe<\/a><\/p>\n

    — Borussia Dortmund (@BVB) May 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n