Borussia Dortmund have confirmed the appointment of Lucien Favre as their new coach. Favre, 60, returns to the Bundesliga after two years with Nice, with German outlet kicker reporting that Dortmund had triggered a €3 million release clause in Favre's contract with the Ligue 1 club. "Signing Lucien Favre as our coach is an important part of our sporting reboot this summer," BVB sporting director Michael Zorc said in an official statement.
"He is high in our estimation for his skills, which he has shown off several times at Hertha Berlin and Monchengladbach in the Bundesliga, and also at Nice."
Former Borussia Monchengladbach boss Favre has signed a two-year deal at the Westfalenstadion and said he is relishing a return to Germany.
"Coaching Dortmund is an attractive challenge, and I am pleased to tackle it," he said. "I want to thank those in charge for the trust they put in me.
"We will now begin to work on a new team together. BVB are among the most interesting clubs in Europe, and I am looking forward to my Bundesliga return."
Favre, who built a reputation for developing players including Marco Reus in his first 18 months at Gladbach, will take over at Dortmund in early July having been targeted by the club last season.
