Former Fulham defender Moritz Volz has returned home to Germany to join Bundesliga new boys St Pauli.
The 27-year-old returns to Germany after an 11-year absence to join the Hamburg based club who clinched promotion to the top tier for the first time in eight years.
The defender, who started out with Arsenal before being released by the Cottagers last summer, passed a medical on Monday before signing a two-year contract.
"I am certain this club suits me and I suit this club," said Volz, who made 144 appearances for Fulham.
"I'm looking forward to the tasks ahead, the new league and the challenge we face as a team."
Volz is the second high-profile name player to arrive at St Pauli following their promotion and he joins former Germany striker Gerald Asamoah, who has signed from Schalke.
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My other big news is that I am delighted to announce that I have signed for Bundesliga club, St Pauli. Anyone who was in Hamburg for the Europa League Final will know who St Pauli are -a real special and well liked club in Germany, conveniently located in the red light district of the city.
It has fantastic support and has great character. I went to a home game while I was in rehab in Germany last season and was really impressed with the support and the atmosphere in the stadium and around the place. The club got promoted last season so there is a great buzz about them now and I'm really looking forward to bring my qualities and passion to the club and make my impact in the bundesliga. The fans have a great approach to supporting their club - they have a good sense of humour and are very distinctive, perhaps a little like Fulham fans in their own way so I'll be very at home there.
I'm also really excited to find out what the Bundesliga is all about. As much as I've loved playing in England, I've always wondered what the standard is actually like back home and how I would fit in. Over the coming months and years I will finally find out.
I'll surely miss my English life however much I'll be staying in touch with everything and everyone - you don't just walk away after living for 11 years in a country.
I'll miss cycling through fulham in spring admiring the blossoming cherry trees, observing the joyful life on the greens, indulging in cakes and other tasters from Elizabeth King, my no.1 grocer in the world.
I'll miss 5live Radio on the way in to work and films in their original language. I'll miss sunday mornings with Gary at St Matthews and taking part in the vital work of the Princes Trust. Foodwise I'll miss my marmalade, my roast dinners on a Sunday, cream tea and a proper Indian - things like that are hard to come by in the motherland. Most of all though I'll miss English football - the way the players and teams are supported here is amazing. But I'll not miss anyone in England too much because I'll be doing all I can to keep in touch and Hamburg isn't very far away.
As much as I'll miss a lot of things I'm also looking forward to a lot of things, too - no speed limits on the motorway, being able to wear socks with my sandals again and not looking out of fashion in the gear I'm usually sporting! I'm really pleased it's Hamburg as that's my favourite city in Germany and a place where I've spent a lot of time over the years. I'm just delighted to have a platform where I can get back to playing. I'm totally confident in my body again and I'm really up for it.
St Pauli is exciting on so many levels and I'm ready to go!