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Transfer news: Tottenham miss out on Maximilian Philipp as Borussia Dortmund win race for attacking midfielder

Borussia Dortmund have completed the signing of Maximilian Philipp, the talented midfielder who was wanted by Tottenham.

As talkSPORT told you this week, Dortmund were on the brink of securing a deal to land the 23-year-old from Freiburg.

And now the German giants have confirmed the signing of Philipp, who has emerged as one of the best young midfielders of his kind in Europe.

Sporting director Michael Zorc told the club's official website:"We are happy that we have secured the transfer of Maximilian Philipp, who is highly sought after both here in Germany and abroad.