Bayer Leverkusen signs striker Admir Mehmedi

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Admir Mehmedi (right) scored four goals in 28 matches for Freiburg last season. (Michael Probst/AP)

LEVERKUSEN, Germany — Bayer Leverkusen says it has signed Switzerland forward Admir Mehmedi from relegated Bundesliga club Freiburg.

Mehmedi signed a four-year contract.

Leverkusen finished fourth in the Bundesliga and will play a qualifying round in the attempt to reach the Champions League.

The 24-year-old forward scored four goals in 28 matches for Freiburg last season.

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