Bayern Munich striker Sandro Wagner has left Bundesliga giants to join Chinese Super League side Tianjin Teda-the German club has confirmed.
The 31-year-old joined Bayern from Hoffenheim in a €13million move in December 2017 and scored eight goals as they won the Bundesliga title last season.
A statement on Bayern’s Official portal noted: “Sandro Wagner is leaving FC Bayern to join Tianjin Teda, who finished 14th in the Chinese Super League last season, with immediate effect. The 31-year-old played in the FC Bayern youth teams for 11 years, for the reserves for two years and for the senior squad for a total of two years. The forward asked the Bayern officials to terminate his contract that was due to run until 2020.”
However, Wagner, firmly second choice behind Robert Lewandowski, started just one league game this term and failed to find the net in the competition.
Wagner will now link up with Tianjin, where he has reportedly been offered a lucrative two-year deal following a €5m transfer.
He is set to join compatriot and former Hertha Berlin team-mate Felix Bastians, while German coach Uli Stielike is in charge at the Chinese club.
