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| Jan Kirchhoff has joined Sunderland after struggling to make an impact at Bayern Munich. Photograph: Ian Horrocks/Sunderland AFC via Getty Images |
Sunderland have made Jan Kirchhoff their first signing of the winter transfer window. The 25-year-old centre-back has joined from Bayern Munich on an 18-month deal for a fee understood to be in the region of £750,000.
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Kirchhoff moved to Bayern from Mainz in 2013 and went on to spend two spells on loan with another Bundesliga side, Schalke.
The Sunderland manager, Sam Allardyce, said: “He has good pedigree – he started playing first-team football at 17 or 18 years old at Mainz and that he progressed to a club as big as Bayern Munich shows he has talent. He’s frustrated at not being able to play a bigger part in Bayern’s team in the time he’s been there and he wants to experience the Premier League.”
Although the 6ft 5in Kirchhoff has played as a central defender for most of his career, he also showed his versatility by assuming a central midfield role during his time at Schalke.
The signing of Kirchhoff is a timely boost for Allardyce who experienced frustration in his respective interest in QPR’s Steven Caulker and Lorient’s Lamine Gassama.
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