Swansea City goalkeeper Gerhard Tremmel is close to returning to Germany in a move to Bundesliga side Werder Bremen, according to Wales Online.

Bremen currently have just one fit senior ‘keeper with Michael Zetterer injured until the summer. With Felix Wiedwald the only available shot-stopper for the struggling Bundesliga club, they’re now close to signing Tremmel as a reliable back-up.

Tremmel was released by Swansea last May, however re-signed for the club in July after struggling to find a suitable club to play his football at. Taking a pay-cut to remain in the Swans squad for this season, the 37-year-old veteran hasn’t started once this campaign being below Lukasz Fabianski and Kristoffer Nordfeldt in the Swansea ranks.

Therefore, a move back to his home country could be a viable option for former-Bayern Munich trainee. Tremmel is no stranger to the Bundesliga either, playing for Hannover and Hertha Berlin in his six year period in Germany’s top-flight, before a successful spell at Energie Cottbus and Red Bull Salzburg. He then signed for the Swans in 2011, and went on to become an adequate back-up goalkeeper behind Michel Vorm and Lukasz Fabianski for four years.