SOCCEROOS custodian Mitch Langerak’s move from Stuttgart to Levante has been confirmed, with the La Liga club announcing a two-year deal.

The Australian goalkeeper, who was a star for the German club in their return to the Bundesliga this season, was excused from his country’s World Cup qualifiers against Japan and Thailand to sort his club future out.

After finding himself on the bench to start the Bundesliga season, the 29-year-old sealed a move from Germany to La Liga, to ensure he remains in one of Europe’s top leagues.

“Mitch has some issues at club level that he needs to resolve,” Ange Postecoglou said on Tuesday when explaining Adam Federici’s arrival.

“Speaking with Mitch, it was in our mutual interests that he focus on that at the moment rather than come into camp.

“Adam is a very experienced goalkeeper and we know we will have three very good options in that position for the upcoming matches.”

Langerak se compromete con el #LevanteUD por las dos próximas temporadas. ¡Bienvenido Mitch! https://t.co/C6NcZ0RTQS pic.twitter.com/1XiPejlylH — Levante UD (@LevanteUD) August 30, 2017

Langerak, No.2 behind Mat Ryan for Australia, was a hero for Stuttgart in their promotion to the Bundesliga for this season, but found himself playing second fiddle to start the season when Ron-Robert Zieler was signed from Leicester as the club’s new first choice keeper. The club have won one and lost one to start the league campaign in Germany.

Mitch Langerak. Source: Getty Images

The new custodian even admitted last week that he felt for Langerak, who was so instrumental in the club’s immediate return to the top flight, but that he would do everything in his power to withstand the Australian’s challenge for the top spot.

Langerak’s new club are in a similar position in Spain and have won and lost a game each to start the season, having won the Segunda Division by fourteen points last term.

It brings an end to seven years in Germany for the Melbourne Victory graduate, who worked under Jurgen Klopp at Borussia Dortmund before moving to Stuttgart. He had moved Bundesliga clubs with the prospect of being a top flight No.1, but injury cruelled his maiden season, where he watched on as the club suffered demotion.