St Etienne striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has signed a five-year deal with Borussia Dortmund, the Bundesliga club said on Thursday.
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No transfer fee was disclosed but media reports said it could be up to 13 million.
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The 24-year-old Gabon international, who has won 33 caps, was the joint second highest scorer in Ligue 1 last season with 19 goals and helped St Etienne chalk up their first top-five finish in six years.
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"We are very pleased that in Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang we were able to sign a player we really wanted," Dortmund sports director Michael Zorc told the club's website (www.bvb.de).
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"He is very versatile, has a lot of pace, is a threat in front of goal and will provide us with more options." Aubameyang, who spent his early days at AC Milan without making a first-team appearance for the Italians, will join up with his new teammates next week.
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Dortmund were beaten 2-1 by fellow Germans Bayern Munich in the Champions League final at Wembley in May.
Borussia Dortmund would really need more players in their squad to beat Bayern Munich next season. That has to happen.