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Turkish rising star joins Borussia Dortmund

Xinhua, June 8, 2016 Adjust font size:

The rising Turkish footballer Emre Mor has signed contract with German giant Borussia Dortmund, Huriyet News reported Tuesday.

Turkish national team coach Fatih Terim granted Mor a half day off to travel to Dortmund to sign the contract, the report said.

The national team also confirmed that Mor was off for "private business" and would be back for training late the same day. The 19-year-old' s manager, Muzzi Ozcan, met with BVB executives.

Mor has dual nationality of Turkey and Denmark, which means he can choose which national team to play for. Terim and his squad convinced Mor to play for Turkey instead of Denmark, where he was born and raised, in 2015, and the coach included him in the final squad 23 for the Euro 2016 campaign.

The international interest for the winger peaked after his appearance in a friendly against Montenegro late on May 29 and another one against Slovenia on June 5.

Mor is also in the list of UEFA EURO 2016 young guns XI on the Europe's football website. Enditem