Bundesliga

FC Bayern Munich sign Germany international Leon Goretzka

FC Bayern Munich have signed Leon Goretzka from FC Schalke 04. The 22-year-old Germany international, whose contract with Schalke expires on 30 June 2018, has signed a four-year contract from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2022.

Goretzka completed the obligatory medical in Munich on Thursday before putting his name to the contract with FC Bayern.

“We’re very pleased Leon Goretzka, a Germany international with great potential, has decided in favour of FC Bayern despite big-name international competitors. This way Leon Goretzka remains in the Bundesliga,” commented FC Bayern München AG chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.

(FC Bayern Munich)

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