German giants Bayern Munich have bolstered their squad for the 2011/12 season by signing second division top scorer Nils Petersen from Energie Cottbus. Petersen, who has signed a three year contract, has cost Bayern a reported three million euro fee. Petersen is Bayern’s first signing of the summer window as they aim to build a squad capable of challenging for league honours next season.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid have announced that Bayern midfielder Hamit Altintop will be arriving at the Bernabeu this summer. Altintop has signed a four year contract with Real and is expected to be cost Los Merengues nothing as his contract with Bayern expires at the end of the 10/11 season.
Altintop is the second Turkish signing from the Bundesliga for Real this summer following the signing of Nuri Sahin from Borussia Dortmund earlier this month.
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