Borussia Dortmund have completed the signing of Emre Can from Juventus on loan until the end of the season with a view to a permanent move.
Germany international Can joined Juve in 2018 after his contract with Liverpool expired, but has been short of match action this season.
The 26-year-old has made just eight Serie A appearances under Maurizio Sarri and was left out of the Turin giants Champions League squad.
Can on Friday completed a return to the Bundesliga with Dortmund, initially on loan – for a fee of €1,000,000 – and the transfer will become permanent if agreed parameters are met.
Dortmund could pay Juve €25million, over the course of three financial years, to keep the former Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich man.
In Can we get a German national player who can be used across multiple systems in defence as well as in central midfield. A player who brings in his technique as well as his technique and has a strong will to win, said Dortmund s sporting director Michael Zorc on the club s official website.
Nennt ihn !
— Borussia Dortmund (@BVB)
I think the team has great potential and can win something, added Can. I am convinced that I can help them and can t wait to play in front of these fans for whom Borussia Dortmund is known all over the world for the first time.
Can becomes Dortmund s second major addition of the January window, after the club brought in striker Erling Haaland, who has scored five goals in his two Bundesliga appearances.
Haaland s stunning start allowed Dortmund to free up funds for the Can move by selling Paco Alcacer to Villarreal on Thursday, while winger Jacob Bruun Larsen has also left for Hoffenheim.
