Nuri Sahin will leave Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund for Real Madrid after the season, the Turkey midfielder and the Spanish top club confirmed on Monday.
Sahin, 22, had a contract in Dortmund until 2013, but a clause in the deal which allowed him an earlier transfer for an estimated 10 million euros (14.3 million dollars).
Sahin is due to sign a six-year contract as the third player to join Real from the Bundesliga over the past 12 months, following Germany midfielders Mesut Oezil and Sami Khedira.
"I have matured to a player who can prevail at Real," said Sahin. "It was a very difficult decision and I will always remain a fan and a member of Dortmund."
Real named Sahin a "Bundesliga sensation" as they confirmed the hiring.
The Germany-born Sahin, who unlike Oezil decided to play international football for Turkey instead of Germany, came to Dortmund in 2005. He was the youngest player to debut in the Bundesliga at age 16, and to score goal in the league, less than three months after turning 17.
Sahin played 135 Bundesliga matches for Dortmund and scored 13 goals.
The departure of Sahin is a blow for Dortmund as the playmaker was instrumental in the seventh national title for the club with six goals and eight assists. Sahin's last match will be Saturday's Bundesliga finale against Eintracht Frankfurt.
Dortmund have already signed a potential successor for Sahin in Ilkay Guendogan, who comes from league rivals Nuremberg.
Sahin, 22, had a contract in Dortmund until 2013, but a clause in the deal which allowed him an earlier transfer for an estimated 10 million euros (14.3 million dollars).
Sahin is due to sign a six-year contract as the third player to join Real from the Bundesliga over the past 12 months, following Germany midfielders Mesut Oezil and Sami Khedira.
"I have matured to a player who can prevail at Real," said Sahin. "It was a very difficult decision and I will always remain a fan and a member of Dortmund."
Real named Sahin a "Bundesliga sensation" as they confirmed the hiring.
The Germany-born Sahin, who unlike Oezil decided to play international football for Turkey instead of Germany, came to Dortmund in 2005. He was the youngest player to debut in the Bundesliga at age 16, and to score goal in the league, less than three months after turning 17.
Sahin played 135 Bundesliga matches for Dortmund and scored 13 goals.
The departure of Sahin is a blow for Dortmund as the playmaker was instrumental in the seventh national title for the club with six goals and eight assists. Sahin's last match will be Saturday's Bundesliga finale against Eintracht Frankfurt.
Dortmund have already signed a potential successor for Sahin in Ilkay Guendogan, who comes from league rivals Nuremberg.
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