BERLIN, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Borussia Dortmund have signed Andrey Yarmolenko from Dynamo Kyiv with immediate effect, the Bundesliga club announced in an official statement on Monday.
The 27-year-old striker, who is said to replace departed Ousmane Dembele, has put pen to paper on a four-year deal, which will keep him with the "BVB" until June 2021.
"Andrey is a player, who we have been observing for a long time and who played on top level, both at club and international level for Ukraine," Dortmund' s sporting director Michael Zorc said.
Yarmolenko played since 2008 for Ukrainian first division team Dynamo Kyiv, scoring 137 goals in 339 games for the team. Dortmund' s new arrival is since 2009 also part of Ukraine's national team for which he provided 28 goals in nearly 70 caps.
"I am very grateful that Dynamo Kyiv fulfilled my dream of being able to join a big European club. I will work hard in every trainings session to help Dortmund achieving their highest goals. That's what I always do," Yarmolenko told the club's official homepage.
The "BVB" sit currently atop the Bundesliga standings. After the international break they will clash with Freiburg on September 9. Enditem
