Borussia Dortmund complete permanent signing of Paco Alcacer from Barcelona

Borussia Dortmund have completed permanent signing of Paco Alcacer from FC Barcelona. Dortmund says on Friday that Alcacer’s contract will run until June 2023.

According to reports, the two clubs agreed on a transfer for 23 million euros ($26.1 million) plus a potential 5 million euros in add-ons.

The 25-year-old Spanish international has shone on loan in Germany this season, scoring nine goals in eight games for Dortmund, prompting the Bundesliga leaders to make the move permanent with a five-year deal from January.

Paco is here for good! #Alcacer2023 pic.twitter.com/IiGvei1fYn

— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) November 23, 2018

"Today we informed Barcelona we will activate the option to buy," Dortmund's sporting director Michael Zorc said in a statement on Friday. 

Having struggled to break into the Barcelona side after his move from Valencia in 2016, Alcacer found a new home in Dortmund and was recently recalled to the Spain squad thanks to his good form for the German club.

"I am very happy in Dortmund, at the club and in this wonderful squad," said Alcacer.

"Borussia Dortmund has been and is exactly the right decision for me. I will do everything I can to pay back their trust with performances and goals."