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Borussia Dortmund and German international Marco Reus have both confirmed that he will be joining last season’s Bundesliga champions in the summer of 2012 from rivals Borussia Mönchengladbach. The transfer fee will be 17,1 million Euros.
The transfer was only possible due to Reus having a release clause in his contract which was to run until 2015. Apart from Dortmund, FC Bayern Munich and some foreign clubs had shown interest in signing Reus, who is one of Germany’s brightest talents.
For Dortmund, Reus is the first big transfer in years and with the money from the UEFA Champions League coming in they can afford the attacking midfielder for a five-year contract. Reus meanwhile returns home — he was born in Dortmund, and had played in Borussia Dortmund’s youth teams before leaving for RW Ahlen and then Gladbach.
Though Reus said his parents and girlfriend living in Dortmund wasn’t a factor in his decision, he knows the club very well and wanted to join an ‘ambitious’ club.
His leaving though is a big shock for Mönchengladbach, as they are currently playing their best season in years with Reus the standout player in the team. Gladbach had signed Marco Reus for only one million Euros from RW Ahlen and since then he has scored 28 goals in 80 Bundesliga matches.
