Alex Galvez: 'I almost joined Borussia Dortmund'

Spanish centre-back Alex Galvez has revealed that he came close to joining Borussia Dortmund this summer before penning a contract with Werder Bremen.

Dortmund are believed to have been offered the defender by Rayo Vallecano earlier in the year for around £3m.

However, the former German champions turned down a move, with Galvez later signing for Werder.

"We met in a hotel and talked about a change," Galves told Bild.

"I had an exit clause of €4m (£3.2m) but Dortmund did not want to pay for it. Then they decided to [go for Greece international] Sokratis Papastathopoulos.

"It would have been a good option but I knew that a new one would come along. Werder is a new option."

Galvez spent two years with Rayo.