Bundesliga leaders Dortmund sign Argentine teenager Balerdi


FILE PHOTO: Boca Juniors' Leonardo Balerdi at Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - December 9, 2018. REUTERS/Sergio Perez/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund on Monday completed the transfer of Argentine teenager Leonardo Balerdi from Boca Juniors, with the Under-20 international signing a reported five-year contract.

The talented 19-year-old central defender was expected to join next season but the deal was brought forward, Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc said.

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