Paco Alcacer Joins Borussia Dortmund on Season-Long Loan from Barcelona

Barcelona forward Paco Alcacer joined Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday on a season-long loan deal.

The Bundesliga outfit confirmed the deal for the out-of-favour Barca striker, who moved to the Camp Nou from Valencia in 2016 for €30 million:

Barcelona said in a club statement that BVB will pay €2 million (£1.8 million) for the loan deal and will also cover Alcacer's wages, while the German club have an option to buy the Spaniard permanently for €23 million (£21 million).

Alcacer, 24, was only brought in as a back-up attacking option, and his impact at Barcelona reflects that position in the pecking order.

It took him until December of his first season with the Blaugrana to get his first goal in the famous colours, and he departs the club having made just 14 La Liga starts in two full seasons.

He did, though, return 10 goals in the Spanish top flight in 1,544 minutes of action for Barca, and Goal's Ronan Murphy believes he will be a fine addition at the Westfalenstadion:

Alcacer should be afforded a lot more game time at Dortmund than he has had in the last two seasons at the Camp Nou.

His aim will likely be to return to the type of form that tempted Barcelona into signing him in the first place when he netted 13 times and provided six assists in La Liga for Valencia in 2015-16.