Reus confirms summer transfer to Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund and German international Marco Reus have both confirmed that the 22 year old will be joining last seasons Bundesliga champions in the summer of 2012 from rivals Borussia Mönchengladbach. The transfer fee will be 17,1 Million Euros.

The transfer was only possible due to Reus having a release clause in his contract which was to run until 2015. Not only Dortmund, but also FC Bayern Munich and some foreign clubs had shown interest in signing Reus, who is one of Germany's brightest talents.

For Dortmund Reus is the first big transfer in years and with the money from the UEFA Champions League coming in they can afford the attacking midfielder, who has signed a five year contract. Reus meanwhile returns home, then he was born in Dortmund having played in the youth teams of Borussia Dortmund before leaving for RW Ahlen and then Gladbach.

Though Reus also said that his parents and girlfriend living in Dortmund wasn't a factor in his decision, he knows the club very well and wanted to join an ambitious club which Dortmund is according to him.

For Mönchengladbach it was a big shock then they are currently playing their best season in years with Reus the standout player in the team. Gladbach had signed then teenager Marco Reus for only a million Euros from then 2.Bundesliga side RW Ahlen and since then he has scored 28 goals in 80 Bundesliga matches with manymore assists.

Marco Reus - Germany's next young talent

When one talks about young German talent at the moment then there is talk about Real Madrid's Mesut Özil, Borussia Dortmund teenage sensation Mario Götze or Bayern Munich's Toni Kroos. A player who is well known within Germany, but less outside the country is Borussia Mönchengladbach's attacking player Marco Reus.

And the 22 year old is having a great season so far just like his club, who haven't had such a strong start in the Bundesliga in years. Reus is one of the reasons for Gladbach's rise from a club who just about remained in the Bundesliga by winning the relegation clash against VfL Bochum.

But with success comes interest in the clubs top players and Reus tops that list. Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich have openly said that they would like to see Reus in a Bayern shirt in the coming season, which Gladbach manager Max Eberl has put into the world of dreams as Reus has a contract until 2015. But Eberl, himself a former Bayern Munich player, knows the might of the Bavarian club and what the right transfer fee can do.

But Reus' game has not only attracted interest from within the Bundesliga but from other top European clubs as well. He is being tracked by EPL biggies Manchester City and Arsenal, Italian Serie A clubs Juventus and Inter Milan besides other clubs who send scouts and observers to watch the player regularly.

So far all this has not distracted Reus, who last weekend scored two goals against Hanover 96 and said afterwards he sees his immediate future in Gladbach. But as one knows in football things can change very fast.