BERLIN:
The Borussia Dortmund Summer Premier League Recruitment Drive continued on Tuesday with the signature of midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka from Chelsea to 2030.
England UNDER-21, Chukwuemeka spokesman, 21 years old, is joining 25 million euros ($ 29 million).
He spent the second half of last season at Dortmund for a loan, remaining as the club made the quarter -finals at the Club World Cup.
Chukwuemeka played 17 times for Dortmund in all matches, scoring once and impressed despite the fact that he was fighting with an injury.
In a statement, Chukwuemeka said he was “Happy Borussia Dortmund is now my football home. I will give everything to make sure we achieve our goals as a team.”
Born in Austria, Chukwuemeka moved to England at an early age and came from Aston Villa’s youth academy before signing Chelsea in 2022.
Dortmund’s athletic director Lars Ricken said the club was “happy” to sign Chukwuemeka, who “further increases the quality and creativity of our attacking middle”.
Dortmund also signed Jobe Bellingham of Sunderland and Yan Couto from Manchester City this summer.
Jobe Jude’s brother joined Dortmund from the Boyhood Club Birmingham City in 2020 aged 17 years, moved to Real Madrid three years later from a fee estimated at 100m euros ($ 117 million).
The German Tabloid Bild said Tuesday that two additional Premier League signatures could arrive before Monday – Monday – Chelsea Defender Aaron Anselmino and Wolves Striker Fabio Silva.
Manchester United Winger Jadon Sancho, who had two previous stops in Dortmund and just finished a loan spell in Chelsea, has also been linked to a return to Westfalenstadion.
On Tuesday morning, Dortmund expanded Niko Kovac’s contract by one year by 2027.
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