Hannover 96 have signed Austria defender Kevin Wimmer on a season-long loan deal from Stoke.
Wimmer only joined Stoke from Tottenham in an £18 million ($24 million, 20.5 million euros) move in August 2017 but the 25-year-old made just 19 appearances in all competitions as Stoke were relegated from the Premier League.
A statement from Stoke said the loan agreement “carries the potential for the deal to be made permanent”.
Wimmer had not featured for Stoke since their 3-0 league defeat at Manchester United in January after falling out of favour following Paul Lambert’s appointment to replace sacked boss Mark Hughes.
