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German International Joins English Champions League Club
The midfielder moves to the Europa League winner on a free transfer.
Leon Goretzka has found a new club.
After Goretzka's contract at FC Bayern Munich expired in June following eight years, the 31-year-old midfielder moves to Aston Villa in the English Premier League.
For the 73-cap German international, it marks his first spell abroad. Prior to his time at Bayern, he played for Schalke and Bochum.
He made a total of 325 appearances for Bayern. In Munich, among other accolades, he won the Champions League once and the German championship seven times.