By ESPNsoccernet staff
Borussia Monchengladbach defender Dante will join Bayern Munich at the end of the season.
• Gladbach hopeful over Dante stay
Dante, whose contract with Gladbach had over two years left to run, arrived from Standard Liege in 2009 and has long been linked with a move to Bayern after impressing in the Bundesliga.
Gladbach confirmed the transfer on their official website and sporting director Max Eberl said: "Although we understand his decision, we are obviously disappointed that he is leaving. We never gave up hope that he would stay here and write history at Gladbach as our top player and a crowd favourite.
"He'd been with us for three-and-a-half years, which is quite a long period for a foreign player. The fact that he now moves to a bigger club is a result of our good performances this season."
Dante, a Brazilian centre-back, is delighted to be joining the Champions League finalists.
"Bayern are one of the world's biggest clubs and there I can have the chance to play at the very highest of levels and win titles," he said. "I am now 28 years old and want to take that next step in my career."
Gladbach, set for a place in the Champions League qualifiers next season, will also lose midfielder Marco Reus, scorer of 16 goals, to Borussia Dortmund.
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