Borussia Dortmund have signed English midfielder Jobe Bellingham from Sunderland until 2030, joining his older brother Jude, who was brought into the club 5 years ago.
Dortmund announced the signing on Tuesday, the final day of the Club World Cup transfer window.
“The England U21 international put pen to paper on a five-year deal with the eight-time German champions on Tuesday morning,” Dortmund said in a statement.
Dortmund reportedly paid a fee of around 33 million euros ($37 million), with five million euros in additional bonuses, to secure the midfielder’s services, the most the club has paid up front for a player.
“I’m very happy to be a Borussia Dortmund player now and to fight for titles together with this great club,” said 19-year-old Bellingham.
“I want to play my part in celebrating success with these great fans here and will work on myself and with the team every day. And I’m very happy that I’ll be wearing the black and yellow jersey at the FIFA Club World Cup.”
Dortmund’s transfer record remains the 35 million euros paid to bring Ousmane Dembele from Rennes in 2018, although this was originally 15 million euros, which rose by 20 million euros in sell-on fees once the player transferred to Barcelona.
“Jobe is an extremely talented footballer with an impressive level of maturity and intelligence on the pitch for someone so young,” said Lars Ricken, BVB Managing Director for Sport.
“We do not doubt that he’s the perfect fit for our philosophy of developing talented youngsters and allowing them to improve and establish themselves at the highest level.
“His professionalism, his dynamism, and his hunger to succeed will make him a real asset for our team.”
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