Germany striker Miroslav Klose has signed a two-year deal with italian giants Lazio after failing to agree on a contract extension with German League side Bayern Munich.
Klose, who turned 33 yesterday finally signed the deal late on Wednesday night and joins on a free transfer with his Bayern contract to expire at the end of the month after four years in Munich. Bayern confirmed on Monday that talks over a new deal had broken down and Klose, the top-scorer at the 2006 World Cup, has wasted no time in finding a new club.
With 61 goals in 109 appearances for Germany, Klose comes to Rome-based Lazio with a wealth of experience and is closing in on Gerd Mueller's all time record of 68 goals for the German national side. His record of 14 goals in World Cup Final is second only to Brazil's Ronaldo.
But Klose has endured a disappointing season for Bayern making most of his 20 league appearances from the beach and scoring just one goal while Germany team-mate Mario Gomez netted 28 goals in 31 Bundesliga games for Bayern. He helped Bayern win the German League and Cup double in his first year at the club and played a key role as they reclaimed the league title in 2010 and reached the final of the Champions League.
After Karl-Heinz Riedle, Thomas Doll and Thomas Hitzlsperger, Klose becomes the fourth German to join Lazio. Klose had been strongly linked to both Turkish side Galatasaray and Spain's Valencia - Stay Tune !
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