Wolfsburg have confirmed the signing of attacking midfielder Aaron Hunt from Werder Bremen on a three-year deal.
The 27-year-old s contract at the Weserstadion will expire at the end of June, and he leaves having played 215 times in the Bundesliga after coming through the club s academy.
Hunt made his first-team debut in 2004 and won the DFB-Pokal in 2009.
However, he moves to the Volkswagen Arena on a three-year contract and the three-time Germany international is looking forward to a new challenge.
Wolfsburg offers me a great opportunity to keep playing at the top level, he said.
I was at Bremen a long time, achieved a lot with Werder and had some incredible years there. But the time had come to try something new. I m really looking forward to meeting my new team-mates, and to the challenges awaiting me in Wolfsburg.
Bremen finished 12th last season, with Hunt scoring seven times in 31 league matches, although he links up with a Wolfsburg side who will play in Europe next term.
Having qualified for the UEFA Europa League courtesy of a fifth-place finish, coach Dieter Hecking hopes Hunt s European experience will come in valuable, having previously played in the Champions League with Bremen.
Aaron s a real all-rounder who can fill just about any position in the middle of the park, as well as posing a genuine scoring threat, Hecking explained.
He s just the type of player we were looking for. On top of that, he s got a lot of games under his belt both in the Bundesliga and international competition.
That s valuable experience to add to our young team.
