Champions League finalist Borussia Dortmund signed German midfielder Pascal Gross from Brighton on Thursday, adding more experience to their midfield.
Gross leaves the English Premier League after seven years and 228 matches, which is the third-highest total for a German player in the league. He joins Dortmund, a club he has supported since he was young, on a two-year deal.
“I’m delighted to be a Borussia Dortmund player,” Gross said. “Signing for this club is a huge deal for me, as I’ve been a Dortmund fan since I was a kid. I’ll try to repay the club’s faith in me by playing my game.”
Before joining the national team last year, the 33-year-old Gross was relatively unknown in Germany.
He has played only 70 top-flight games in Germany, most recently in the 2016-17 season for Ingolstadt, which was relegated from the Bundesliga that year.
Gross is the third new signing for Dortmund this offseason, following German defender Waldemar Anton and Guinean striker Serhou Guirassy, who both came from Bundesliga rival Stuttgart.
Gross has played eight games for Germany since his debut in September 2023 and was part of the squad for Euro 2024, making his only appearance in the opening 5-1 win over Scotland.
