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'An honour & a dream' - New £58m Chelsea signing pens heartfelt tribute to Dortmund

USA international Christian Pulisic has paid tribute to Borussia Dortmund after it was confirmed he is to leave the club for Chelsea.

The 20-year-old has moved to Stamford Bridge in a deal worth in a deal worth £58 million (€64m/$73m) but will be loaned back to Dortmund for the rest of the season.

In an emotional letter posted on social media, Pulisic said: "It is with a heavy heart that I announce that I will be entering my final months at (y)our world-famous club.

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"It feels like only yesterday that I arrived in Dortmund as a raw, excited, very nervous but exceptionally proud 16-year-old from a small American town called Hershey.