It has been confirmed. Adnan Januzaj will be wearing yellow and playing alongside Aubameyang and Marco Reus under coach Thomas Tuchel during the next nine months. His departure comes as a shock, following this message which he tweeted earlier in August:
Rumours
— Adnan Januzaj (@adnanjanuzaj) August 13, 2015
Today, the news is that he will not be carrying Manchester United's red shirt for the rest of the season as he has moved on loan to Borussia Dortmund. Announcing the news on his Twitter account which counts some 219K followers, the young player declared:
Pleased to sign for Dortmund ! Looking forward to new season pic.twitter.com/dhEOhz45i5
— Adnan Januzaj (@adnanjanuzaj) August 31, 2015
Manchester United fans have reacted to this news in different ways, with some expressing their surprise and sadness, while others believe the loan transfer will benefit Januzaj:
@adnanjanuzaj @imiahmadriaz WTH :| why ??
— Aisha Shabbir (@aisha_shabbir) August 31, 2015
@aisha_shabbir @imiahmadriaz I hope it's better for him than sitting at bench, I think he will improve a lot at Dortmund
— Talha (@Talah_mirza) August 31, 2015
Januzaj posing for a photo after joining Borussia Dortmund on a loan-deal
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