Winger Andre Schurrle has left Chelsea to sign a four-and-a-half-year deal with Wolfsburg.
The departure of the German winger from Stamford Bridge had been rumoured for days, but while personal terms had reportedly already been agreed, a price was still to be agreed by the two clubs.
However, shortly after the closure of the German transfer window at 5pm GMT, Wolfsburg confirmed that a deal had been reached for Schurrle to complete a move for a fee in the region of £24.5m.
Offiziell! Weltmeister @Andre_Schuerrle wechselt zum #vflwolfsburg! pic.twitter.com/NBQbyqaRID
— VfL_Wolfsburg (@VfL_Wolfsburg) February 2, 2015
The 24-year-old has found himself confined to the substitutes' bench at Stamford Bridge for much of the season, but with the Blues keen to bring in Juan Cuadrado from Fiorentina, the German has been allowed to complete a return to the Bundesliga.
Schurrle leaves Chelsea having scored 14 times in 65 appearances since moving to West London in 2013.
Darren Plant
