Midfielder Moritz Leitner has been transferred from Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund to the Italian Serie A club Lazio Roma. Both clubs agreed to keep all details of the transfer confidential.

Sporting Director Michael Zorc said: „we would like to thank Moritz for all his hard work for BVB and we wish him all the best for his future career and lots of success with his new club."

23 year old Leitner joined Borussia Dortmund in January 2011 and then went out on loan to FC Augsburg for half a year. He played 42 matches in the Bundesliga from July 2011 to June 2013 and also played in seven Champions League matches. After two years out on loan with VfB Stuttgart Leitner played in 13 competitive matches for the first team last season and also played in eight BVB U23 games during this time.