André Schürrle: Borussia Dortmund gives the FC Fulham striker

Footballer André Schürrle of Borussia Dortmund plays in the next two seasons for FC Fulham. The 27-year-old will be rewarded "subject to clarification of final details" for two years for promoting the Premier League, the BVB said Wednesday night. "We thank André for this commitment and wish him the very best for his visit to London," said Dortmund sports director Michael Zorc in the club's press release. The loan is therefore limited to June 30, 2020.

Schürrle wrote via Twitter, he was very happy to play FC Fulham. The club hosted in the network "our new number 14" and commented in German: "Fantastic."

Schürrle already has experience in the Premier League: From 2013 to early 2015, he played a year and a half for the also based in London FC Chelsea, before joining VfL Wolfsburg

The transfer of Schürrle's 30 million dollar from Wolfsburg to Borussia Dortmund two years ago was the most expensive entry for BVB. However, the 2014 World Champion could not meet the expectations badociated with this. Under new coach Lucien Favre Schürrle did not see much perspective. First, he went to the training camp in the United States, but he was later released for negotiations. When testing against Manchester City on Saturday, he was no longer in the team

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