Dortmund sign Polish prospect
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Article summary
Wisla Kraków's Polish international midfielder Jakub Blaszczykowski will be switching to BV Borussia Dortmund in the summer on a four-year contract.
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Wisła Kraków's Polish international midfielder Jakub Błaszczykowski has agreed to join BV Borussia Dortmund in the summer on a four-year contract.
Transfer fee
No financial details been revealed but reports in Germany suggest Dortmund have paid around €2.8m for the 21-year-old. Poland legend Zbigniew Boniek once said of him: "For Jakub Błaszczykowski, every day spent in our national league is a lost day." Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc added: "He is a great talent but we cannot expect him to perform miracles straight away." Błaszczykowski has six caps.