{"id":1099523,"date":"2019-07-31T14:52:30","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T13:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1099523"},"modified":"2019-07-31T14:52:30","modified_gmt":"2019-07-31T13:52:30","slug":"julian-brandt-marco-reus-borussia-dortmund","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/julian-brandt-marco-reus-borussia-dortmund\/","title":{"rendered":"Julian Brandt: Marco Reus convinced me to join Borussia Dortmund"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Borussia Dortmund new boy\u00a0Julian Brandt has revealed that a conversation he held with\u00a0Marco Reus on international duty swayed his decision to join the Bundesliga giants.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Brandt had been the subject of intense interest from the Premier League, with Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur both credited with a fondness of the ex-Bayer Leverkusen forward.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why did Brandt join BVB? Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It was believed that Brandt\u2019s Leverkusen contract included a \u20ac25m release clause.<\/li>\n<li>As such, various elite clubs were bandied about as possible destinations for the German.<\/li>\n<li>However, Brandt expressed an unwillingness to leave Germany.<\/li>\n<li>Brandt created more chances than any player in the Bundesliga last season, with 86.<\/li>\n<li>He has now revealed that Reus&#8217; powers of persuasion captivated him.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7324413-he-ll-be-arsenal-s-new-double-pivot-santi-cazorla<\/p>\n<p>However, the Bundesliga&#8217;s creator king opted to become Dortmund&#8217;s third summer signing when he made his move to the Ruhr district official in May.<\/p>\n<p>He was the third\u00a0third-highest assist provider in the German top-flight last term and has now revealed how Die Borussen captain, Reus, enticed him to join the ranks at the Westfalenstadion.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;He came to me for the first time on an international tour and said that he really wants me to come to Dortmund and I noticed that it was not the club that sent him off, but Marco did it on his own.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He did not slobber me for three hours, it was maybe ten minutes, but I got on well with Marco in the national team, so I liked listening to it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It does something for you if a player like Marco tells you that, it&#8217;s good, he&#8217;s been a fantastic player for years, he was definitely one of the reasons that helped me come to BVB.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How will Zinedine Zidane setup Real Madrid? 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