Borussia Dortmund have signed Stuttgart captain Waldemar Anton in a deal mentioned to be value €22.5million.
Final season’s crushed Champions League finalists have been looking out for reinforcements at centre-back after permitting Mats Hummels to depart on a free.
Anton, who appeared twice for Germany as they reached the quarter-finals at Euro 2024, was a key a part of the Stuttgart staff that completed second within the Bundesliga final season.
He performed in 33 of their 34 league video games in 2023-24 as they completed as runners-up to unbeaten champions Bayer Leverkusen, one level away from Bayern Munich.
Anton, who has penned a four-year cope with BVB, instructed the membership’s web site: “I didn’t initially plan to vary golf equipment – however then Borussia Dortmund got here alongside. A prime membership that has simply reached the Champions League ultimate. This exhibits the potential of this membership.”
He’s the primary signing to reach at Sign Iduna Park underneath Nuri Sahin, who succeeded Edin Terzic as head coach final month.
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