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Dortmund raid PSG ranks to beat Man City to the signing of France U18 captain Dan-Axel Zagadou

The highly-rated defender has opted to leave his homeland and head to the Bundesliga after reaching the end of his contract at Parc des Princes

Borussia Dortmund have snapped up France U18 captain Dan-Axel Zagadou at the end of his contract at Paris Saint-Germain.

The 18-year-old defender was reported to be interesting Premier League heavyweights Manchester City, but has opted to continue his career in the Bundesliga.

Zagadou becomes Dortmund’s third signing of the summer, with deals already in place for Bayer Leverkusen centre-half Omer Toprak and Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Mahmoud Dahoud.

BVB’s sporting director Michael Zorc is delighted to have completed the capture of a highly-rated prospect and is tipping him to have a bright future in Germany.