Ze Roberto back at Bayern

The Bavarian giants have confirmed that the 32-year-old has signed a two-year deal, and chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge insisted the club "are happy that a technically gifted, pacy and energetic player is returning to FC Bayern."

Ze Roberto left under a cloud last summer after failing to agree terms on a contract extension, though has now been tempted back. He has even agreed to Bayern's demand that he retire form international football in order to avoid frequent long journeys back to Brazil throughout the season.

Rather than the attacking role he fulfilled during his previous four years with Bayern, Ze Roberto is now likely to play in a more defensive position alongside Mark van Bommel, with Bastian Schweinsteiger and Frank Ribery on either flank.

He becomes the club's seventh signing of the summer, after Marcell Jansen, Luca Toni, Ribery, Jan Schlaudraff, Jose Ernesto Sosa and Hamit Altintop.

They are still hoping to push through a deal to bring in Miroslav Klose this summer, though have a verbal agreement with the striker that he will join on a free transfer next year should Werder Bremen block the move.