Andre Schurrle move to Borussia Dortmund

     

Dortmund announced the signing on their official club website on Friday (in German) and completed the signing of Wolfsburg forward Andre Schurrle on Friday after the Germany international agreed a five-year contract with the Black and Yellows.

       Schurrle moved to Wolfsburg from Chelsea in Feb.2015 and scored 13 goals in 63 matches for the Wolves. He'll now take his talents to Signal Iduna Park to join manager Thomas Tuchel's setup.

      The twenty five year-old arrives not long after Henrikh Mkhitaryan completed his move to Manchester United, and he'll hope to thrive alongside Germany colleagues Marco Reus and Mario Gotze in Dortmund.

    It's only been 18 months since Schurrle made his return to the Bundesliga following a topsy-turvy spell at Stamford Bridge, and Dortmund have clearly liked what they've seen of his progress back in Germany.This summer's departures of Mkhitaryan to United and Mats Hummelsto Bayern were difficult blows to take, but Tuchel has taken steps to swiftly replenish his ranks with plenty of time until the start of the new season.

       Schurrle has been capped 55 times for Germany and brings a great deal of pedigree with him, despite still being just 25 years of age.

He began his career at FSV Mainz 05 in 2009, spending two years at the club before a £6.5 million transfer to Bayer 04 Leverkusen.His performances there gained the attention of Chelsea, who signed him for a reported £18 million in 2013.

    Schürrle has been a full international for Germany since 2010, gaining over 50 caps and scoring 20 goals. He was a member of the German squads which reached the semi-finals at UEFA Euro 2012 and won the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

      During extra-time in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final he provided the assist for Mario Götze's winning goal against Argentina.

     Much like Mkhitaryan, the forward can play in a variety of roles and is comfortable out wide, as a supporting striker or as a more withdrawn No. 10, although Gotze now appears likely to occupy that space.One of Tuchel's main priorities will be to provide striker Pierre-EmerickAubameyang with a steady supply of ammunition after he netted 39 goals last season, and Schurrle will help ensure that's the case.

      Dortmund looked slightly undersupplied in attack when Reus was out of action last season, but the acquisition of Schurrle will see that the team doesn't become overreliant on the captain.

    Schürrle played one-and-a-half Premier League seasons at the English club before joining VfL Wolfsburg for £22 million in January 2015, winning the DFB-Pokal and DFL-Supercup in his first year.