On the evening of February 7, Beijing time, Bundesliga giants Dortmund officially announced that the team signed a German international and Bayern centre-back Jules, and the player will join as a free agent this summer. The two sides will sign the contract for 4 years until 2026.
According to German Sport1 reporter Patrick Berger, the addition of Jules will not break Dortmund's salary structure, and the player's annual salary is expected to be 8-10 million euros. Jules' annual salary will be similar to that of Hummels, Emre-Jen, Munnier, Witsel and others, who belong to the same salary level, and Reus's salary is above them.
Previously, Bayern had confirmed that Jules had rejected the team's offer to renew his contract. He was not satisfied with the 10 million euros annual salary offered by Bayern in the new covenant, but asked for a contract with an annual salary of 15 million euros, which was rejected by Bayern, and the negotiations between the two sides eventually broke down. After Jules decided to leave Bayern this summer, he also received attention from Many European giants such as Chelsea and Barca. But in the end, the German centre-back chose to stay in the Bundesliga.
Born in 1995, Jules is 1.95 meters tall and weighs 99 kilograms. He moved from Hoffenheim to Bayern in 2017 for a transfer fee of €20 million. During his time at Bayern, Jules made 158 appearances, scoring six goals and contributing four assists. He has won 1 UEFA Champions League, 1 Club World Cup, 1 European Super Cup, 4 Bundesliga titles, 2 DFB Cups and 4 German Super Titles. This season, Jules has made 19 appearances in the Bundesliga, the most appearances in the Bundesliga, and he is also the absolute main force of Bayern.
As we all know, Bayern has poached a number of core players such as Lewandowski, Hummels, Götze and so on. This time, Dortmund finally succeeded in a rare counterattack, poaching the absolute main force from Bayern.