The 33-year-old Kuranyi, who has been at Dynamo Moscow since 2010, played for VfB Stuttgart and Schalke 04 before moving to Russia.

"After five years in Russia I am highly motivated to prove myself once more in the Bundesliga," he said in a club statement.

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Kuranyi won 52 caps but has not played for Germany since he was dropped from the squad for a World Cup qualifier against Russia in 2008 and stormed out of the stadium at halftime.

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