5 things to know about Mahmoud Dahoud
In recent years, it has become a norm that the best players in Germany are snapped up by Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich when the time is right. Borussia Dortmund themselves have been the victim a number of times with the transfer of star players such as Mario Gotze, Robert Lewandowski and Mats Hummels.
However, this time around, Dortmund have reversed the roles to become the team that prises out top talent by agreeing a deal with Borussia Monchengladbach for the transfer of highly-rated midfielder Mahmoud Dahoud at the end of the season.
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In case you are wondering who this 21-year-old joining an exciting Dortmund side budding with talented youngsters such as Ousmane Dembele, Christian Pulisic and Julian Weigl, is, then here are the five things you need to know about Dahoud.
#1 He is the first Syria-born player to play in the Bundesliga
Although Dahoud is an under-21 German international, he was actually born in Amuda, Syria, very close to the Turkish border. His parents took him away when he was still an infant to escape the Assad regime in 1996.
He made his Bundesliga debut against Borussia Dortmund at the end of the 2014-15 season to become the first Syria-born player to play in the Bundesliga.