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Former Bundesliga golden boot Meier joins A-League's Wanderers

  /  autty

Western Sydney Wanderers have confirmed the signing of 'Football God of Frankfurt' Alexander Meier.

Meier moves to the A-League club – coached by former Bayern Munich and Germany defender Markus Babbel – as a marquee, the Wanderers announced on Friday.

The 36-year-old attacker, who spent the second half of last season on loan at St Pauli, scored 137 goals during his 14 years with Eintracht – where he is the joint third highest scorer.

Meier, was also part of the Eintracht team, who were led by Niko Kovac, that stunned Bayern Munich in the 2017-18 DFB-Pokal final.

"I'm very excited to play in Australia and I can't wait to go on the plane tonight," Meier, who was the Bundesliga's top goalscorer in 2014-15, said via the Wanderers' official website.

"Markus told me how professional the club is and that they are very ambitious, and it is a great club to play for.

"I don't like to speak about myself, about what I can deliver, all I can say that is I will always give 100 per cent on and off the field.

"The most important thing for me is that as a team we all stand for each other, in bad and in good times, and the better the environment we create, success can come from this."