Dortmund improved considerably as a collective following the appointment of Niko Kovač, who adopted a system that reduced the need for a touchline winger of Gittens’ ilk. Width was instead supplied from wing-backs, while speedster Karim Adeyemi performed a more prominent role in Kovač’s attack.

Borussia Dortmund have confirmed that a deal has been agreed with Chelsea for the transfer of Jamie Gittens.The 20-year-old will become the Blues’ fifth signing of the summer, after Joao Pedro’s

Chelsea have agreed a deal to sign English winger Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund, the Bundesliga club said on Thursday.