Belgium midfielder Axel Witsel will continue his career in the Bundesliga.
Borussia D has transferred the transfer of Axel Witsel from Tanjin Quanjian and signed a four-year contract with the Belgian midfielder - the official site of the "bumblebee".
Borussia used the clause in the contract of the football player, stating that when invited from the European top league, the Chinese club undertakes to release it for 20 million euros. This amount was paid, and the 29-year-old Belgian, according to media reports, will receive a salary of 10 million euros per year.
"I had a dream: to return after the World Cup 2018 in Europe - quoted by Witssel official website of Borussia. - I'm very happy that Borussia helped this dream come true. I did not hesitate a second, as Borussia is one of the best clubs in the Old World. I can not wait to join Borussia on the field of the stadium, where 81,000 people filled the stands! ".
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Witsel played for Standard for his 12-year professional career (183 matches in all tournaments, 42 goals), Benfica (49, 5), Zenit (179, 22) and Tanjin Quanjian (47, 6). In his record of 96 matches and 9 goals for the national team of Belgium.
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