Munich, July 14: Bayern Munich reached an agreement to loan winger Serge Gnabry to Hoffenheim for one year, both German football clubs announced on Friday (July 14).
Gnabry, who just joined the record Bundesliga champions from Werder Bremen for €8 million ($9.16 million), asked to be loaned in order to get more playing time, reports Efe.
"It was Serge's expressed wish to spend another year on loan in order to gain more match practice. In my opinion, that's guaranteed at Hoffenheim, at a high level too," Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said in a statement.
OFFICIAL: @SergeGnabry will move to @achtzehn99_en on loan in a one-year deal. pic.twitter.com/irCjnmwytm
— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) July 14, 2017
"Gnabry will return to Bayern after a year," he added about the player who helped Germany win the UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
Happy birthday & Welcome to #tsg, @SergeGnabry. The offensive player will move to Hoffenheim on loan from @FCBayernEN for one year. 👋 pic.twitter.com/kAXRvNDlW0
— TSG Hoffenheim EN (@achtzehn99_en) July 14, 2017
Hoffenheim ended fourth last season and will play for a place in the UEFA Champions League through the qualifying rounds.
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