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Borussia Dortmund on Thursday confirmed the signing of Belgium defender Thomas Meunier on a four-year deal with no transfer fee after his deal with Paris Saint-Germain ran out. "Thomas Meunier is a player who has proven his quality at the highest level, including in the Champions League and with the national team over a long period of time," said Dortmund's sports director Michael Zorc. "His experience will do us a lot of good." The 28-year-old right back will link up with Belgian national team-mates Axel Witsel and Thorgan Hazard under Swiss head coach Lucien Favre. After four years in France, Meunier says he is looking for a new challenge with Dortmund, who have finished runners-up in the Bundesliga for the last two seasons. "Borussia Dortmund plays exactly the kind of football I want to play: exciting, authentic and natural," said Meunier in a statement. "I'm ambitious and I want to win titles with Dortmund just like I did with Brugge and Paris," he added having won three French League titles with PSG and the 2015/16 Belgian league. The transfer means that Meunier will not feature for PSG in the Champions League quarter-finals when the competition resumes this August in Lisbon. He faced Dortmund when PSG lost the first-leg clash 2-1 away in the last 16, but the French club went through after winning the return leg 2-0 in Paris, for which Meunier was suspended. Dortmund are reportedly also on the verge of signing England Under-17 prospect Jude Bellingham from Birmingham City. ryj/dmc
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2020-06-25
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Birmingham City F.C.UEFA Champions LeagueBundesligaFrance national football teamParis Saint-Germain F.C.Association footballLisbonParisFranceEngland national under-17 football teamMichael ZorcThomas MeunierAxel WitselJude BellinghamThorgan HazardLucien BianchiSwiss Super LeagueBelgium national football teamLigue 1Borussia Dortmund

