Borussia Dortmund swoop for Gross

Borussia Dortmund person completed nan signing of Germany world Pascal Gross from Brighton for an first interest of £5.9million.

Gross spent 7 years astatine nan Amex, making 261 appearances successful each competitions, scoring 32 goals and contributing 52 assists while helping found Brighton arsenic a Premier League force.

The 33-year-old midfielder was nan club’s first acquisition aft promotion from nan Championship and president Tony Bloom described him arsenic their “greatest-ever Premier League signing”.

⚫️ Pascal Groß ist da! 🟡

Der BVB verstärkt sich im zentralen Mittelfeld mit einem deutschen Nationalspieler. Pascal Groß wechselt vom Premier-League-Klub @OfficialBHAFC zu den Schwarzgelben.

Zur Meldung:
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— Borussia Dortmund (@BVB) August 1, 2024

Gross now links up pinch his boyhood nine having signed a two-year contract. 

He told bvb.de: “I’m really looking guardant to experiencing BVB. For me, this alteration is simply a immense thing, because I’ve been a Dortmund instrumentality since I was a small boy. 

“I will effort to salary backmost nan club’s spot successful my ain measurement and can’t hold to play astatine Signal Iduna Park pinch my caller team-mates successful beforehand of nan BVB fans and to activity together pinch everyone to execute our large goals.”

Gross will adhd acquisition to a Dortmund squad that mislaid Marco Reus and Mats Hummels astatine nan extremity of past season.

Sporting head Sebastian Kehl said: “We are very happy to bring Pascal backmost to nan Bundesliga. With his calmness connected nan ball, his outstanding passing, positional crippled and versatility, he gives our squad caller qualities.

“We are convinced he will fortify america pinch his will to triumph and his personality.”