BAYERN MUNICH HAVE announced the signing of Sandro Wagner from Bundesliga rivals Hoffenheim on a two-and-a-half-year deal.
Chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge confirmed on Wednesday that an agreement was close, with Wagner to complete his switch to the Allianz Arena on 1 January after putting pen to paper on a contract until June 2020.
Bayern have reportedly agreed a fee worth in the region of €13 million for the forward, who progressed through the youth academy and made his senior debut for the club in 2007.
“With Sandro Wagner we add another Germany international to Bayern,” said sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic.
“We are confident that Sandro Wagner will further enhance the quality of our team through his class and experience.”
Wagner, who won the Confederations Cup with Germany this year, has scored four goals in 11 Bundesliga appearances this season.
After leaving Bayern in 2008 he enjoyed spells with Duisburg, Werder Bremen, Kaiserslautern, Hertha Berlin and Darmstadt before joining Hoffenheim in 2016.
He will wear the number two shirt and could make his debut when Bayern resume their season on January 12 at Bayer Leverkusen.
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This is where football is at now, manager gets ten games and if the results are not good enough, the sack. Clubs want immediate gratification and have no interest in a long term plan. Sad stuff…..Hope Pulis got a nice parting handshake.
How In the name of God could you turn a club around in 45 days that’s absolutely crazy.
Sheffield Wednesday are a terrible club, I hope they get relegated to league one.
@James: whys that James ? Give us your insight to the club?
Hopefully this will result in a Boro win this evening. Dreadful decision by a ridiculous club who were once one of the originals. Pulis has always been a decent bloke
@Rory O’Connor: 3 points in the bag. Not bad for a ridiculous club.
Horrible anti football tactics. Hopefully that’s the last we’ve seen of his pukey tactics