DORTMUND: Borussia Dortmund has agreed to sign Belgium international Axel Witsel from Chinese side Tianjin Quanjian, the German club said on Monday. Witsel, 29, a central defensive midfielder who impressed for Belgium during the World Cup in Russia, will be given a four-year contract by Dortmund. “We’re very happy that he has chosen Borussia Dortmund,” the club’s sporting director Michael Zorc said in a statement, adding that Dortmund would pay the release clause in Witsel’s Tianjin contract without revealing any financial details. “Axel is a player with a great deal of international experience who has all the skills to shape BVB’s central midfield,” Zorc added. Witsel began his career at Standard Liege and played for Benfica and Zenit St Petersburg before joining Tianjin in January last year. Published in Daily Times, August 7th 2018.