Not exact matches
The
German champions had been in talks with Hoffenheim about signing their former
youth - team
product for a number of weeks, with Hoffenheim manager Julian Nagelsmann recently saying he expected a deal to be done «in the next two weeks.»
A
youth product of Borussia Dortmund, he is one of the lesser known players of the new generation being thrown onto the
German national team spectrum.
Defenders Holger Badstuber and current club and national team captain Phillip Lahm, midfielder Toni Kroos and striker Thomas Müller are all
products of the club's
youth system and an integral part of the
German national team set - up under coach Joachim Löw.