Bayern sign goalkeeper Butt

Bayern Munich have confirmed the signing of 34-year-old goalkeeper Hans-Jorg Butt from Benfica on a free transfer.<br>

كتب : Omar AbdelAziz

الأربعاء، 04 يونيو 2008 - 15:52
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Bayern Munich have confirmed the signing of 34-year-old goalkeeper Hans-Jorg Butt from Benfica on a free transfer.

Subsequent to the retirement of Oliver Kahn, Butt joins the Bundesliga champions for the intention of acting as back-up keeper for the inexperienced Michael Rensing.

"We want Hans-Jorg Butt to support the development of our young goalkeeper Michael Rensing, and he's looking forward to this task at Bayern Munich," said chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.

Butt, who has three caps with Germany, saw his contract with Benfica terminated by mutual consent after an unsuccessful first season.

Apart from his shot-stopping attributes, Butt is an expert in penalty taking as he scored 26 times from the spot in recent spells with Hamburg and Leverkusen.