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Borussia Dortmund have signed Barcelona centre-back Marc Bartra. The Bundesliga club activated the €8 million release clause in the 25-year-old's contract, which the La Liga champions could not reject. A statement on Barcelona's website said: "FC Barcelona wish Marc Bartra all the best in his new phase of his career as a player and he will be invited to say goodbye to the fans personally at the start of next season."
Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas has disclosed that Hatem Ben Arfa, was a priority for the Ligue 1 runners-up for the coming transfer window. He is out of contract at Nice and had displayed consistent performance in the last season. He said that a final decision would be made at the end of the week. After an exceptional season, had relaunched his stalled career, Ben Arfa has also been linked to Barcelona.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has turned down speculation that he will be leaving Borussia Dortmund this summer. There had been reports that the 26-year-old had recently been left out of the Gabon team as he was in the process of changing clubs. "I feel really good in Dortmund, I don’t know what the future brings but I feel really good,” he told German website Fussballtransfers which is a clear indicator as to how he is not unsettled in Dortmund.
Russell Slade is apparently in talks to become the next manager of Charlton Athletic, according to Sky Sports. Slade had left his position as Cardiff's head of football earlier today.
