Berlin (AFP) – Ahead of the start of the 2016-17 Bundesliga season on Friday, AFP Sports takes a look at the main transfers during the close season in Germany:
Bayern Munich:
Departures: Mario Goetze (Borussia Dortmund), Mehdi Benatia (Juventus/ITA), Sebastian Rode (Borussia Dortmund)
Arrivals: Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund), Renato Sanches (Benfica/POR)
Borussia Dortmund:
Departures: Moritz Leitner (Lazio/ITA), Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Manchester United/ENG), Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City/ENG), Mats Hummels (Bayern Munich), Jakub Blaszczykowski (VfL Wolfsburg)
Arrivals: Andre Schuerrle (Wolfsburg), Mario Goetze (Bayern Munich), Raphael Guerreiro (Lorient/FRA), Emre Mor (Nordsjaelland/DEN), Sebastian Rode (Bayern Munich), Marc Bartra (FC Barcelone), Ousmane Dembele (Stade Rennes/FRA), Mikel Merino (Osasuna/ESP)
Bayer Leverkusen:
Departures: Christoph Kramer (Borussia Moenchengladbach)
Arrivals: Aleksandar Dragovic (Dynamo Kiev/UKR), Kevin Volland (Hoffenheim)
VfL Wolfsburg:
Departures: Max Kruse (Werder Bremen), Andre Schuerrle (Borussia Dortmund), Dante (Nice/FRA)
Arrivals: Mario Gomez (Besiktas/TUR), Josuha Guilavogui (Atletico Madrid/ESP, permanent signing after loan), Jakub Blaszczykowski (Borussia Dortmund)
Schalke 04:
Departures: Leroy Sane (Manchester City/ENG)
Arrivals: Coke (Seville/ESP), Baba Abdoul Rahman (Chelsea/ENG), Nabil Bentaleb (Tottenham/ENG, loan), Benjamin Stambouli (Paris SG/FRA)
Werder Bremen:
Departures: Anthony Ujah (Liaoning FC/CHN), Papy Djilobodji (Chelsea FC, loan return)
Arrivals: Max Kruse (VfL Wolfsburg), Fallou Diagne (Rennes/FRA), Lamine Sane (Bordeaux/FRA)
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