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Galatasaray finalise Grosskreutz deal

Galatasaray have confirmed the €6.6million capture of Borussia Dortmund winger Kevin Grosskreutz, despite fears they had not beaten the transfer deadline to sign the Germany international.

Dortmund revealed on Tuesday that a deal was yet to be ratified by FIFA, despite their confidence that all criteria within the organisation's Transfer Matching System (TMS) had been met.

A Gala statement revealed Grosskreutz passed his medical well in advance, with details submitted five minutes before Monday's midnight deadline - although errors within the FIFA system prevented the move from going through immediately.