Borussia Dortmund’s recruitment of highly prized youth talent continues this summer with the arrival of Bjarki Hrafn Gardarsson.After the official announcement broke this afternoon, the 1.94-meter-tall center forward is initially slated to start for the U-19 team.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHowever, there is a belief that the Icelandic U-17 international will eventually break through to the professional ranks given his skill set.Gardarsson joins from his home country of Stjarnan Gardabaer to Borussia Dortmund with only a training compensation fee is being paid.“Bjarki is a striker who is physically imposing and determined, and has a good feel for the penalty area.“We’ve had him on our radar for a while now and are very pleased that he has chosen BVB,” said youth academy director Thomas Broich.
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