Borussia Dortmund complete signing of Serhou Guirassy from Stuttgart

The 28-year-old has signed a contract valid until June 30, 2028.

Guirassy - who moved to Germany from Stade Rennes in the summer of 2022 - became the Bundesliga's top scorer last season behind Munich's Harry Kane, scoring 28 goals in 28 games and attracting the interest of many top clubs in Europe.

The Guinean international sustained an injury in an international match at the end of the season, but fortunately for Dortmund he will not require surgery. Guirassy will now complete an individual rehabilitation program for a few weeks and, according to the doctors' assessments, will be fit to play in the summer.

"When Borussia Dortmund asks, it's something special," said Guirassy:

 "Every child in the world who is interested in football knows this club, knows the black and yellow jerseys, knows the Yellow Wall. I'm very excited about all of this, about my new teammates.

"And it's important for me to say: I came here to win titles. That's my goal, that's what drives me. The club showed what's possible at BVB last year by reaching the Champions League final.

"It was important to us, in the interests of BVB and the player, to get as accurate a specialist assessment of Serhou's injury as possible. Thoroughness clearly took precedence over speed. Now all the facts are on the table and we are convinced that we made the right decision with this transfer," said Borussia Dortmund's managing director Lars Ricken.

"It would be wrong to reduce Serhou to his finishing qualities. As a striker, he is of course measured by his goals. In addition, the role he takes on in running up against opponents clearly shows that he defines himself as a real team player."

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