Manchester United and Tottenham set to miss out on Paris Saint-Germain defender Thomas Meunier, with Belgium international set to join Borussia Dortmund on a free transfer
* Thomas Meunier's contract with Paris Saint-Germain expires at the end of June
* Tottenham Hotspur had been long time admirers of the Belgium defender
* Manchester United and Chelsea had seen their interest grow in recent weeks
* But defender has reportedly agreed a four-year deal with Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund have reportedly won the race to land Thomas Meunier on a free transfer when his contract with Paris Saint-Germain expires at the end of the month.
Meunier has been a long term target for Tottenham Hotspur, with Manchester United and Chelsea having also shown interest in recent weeks.
But according to Bild the Belgium international is heading to Germany having penned a four-year deal with Dortmund.
PSG have already been declared champions of France this term after the season was declared finished during the coronavirus pandemic.
But by leaving Paris at the end of June, Meunier has elected against signing a short term deal at the Parc des Princes that would have enabled him to play for the French champions in the final stages of this term's Champions League.
After ironically knocking Dortmund out in the last-16 before the outbreak led to football's pause, PSG are in the quarter-finals of the competition which comes to a completion at the end of August.
Thomas Meunier has reportedly agreed to join Borussia Dortmund from Paris Saint-Germain. The Belgium defender had been a target for Premier League sides including Tottenham
The 28-year-old is one of the few experienced players who are set to depart PSG this summer with Edinson Cavani and Thiago Silva also looking likely to leave.
Meunier has enjoyed a four-year spell in France where he has won the league title three times in four years, playing 128 games for PSG in all competitions.
Dortmund play their final Bundesliga match of this season against Hoffenheim on Saturday.
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