Former Germany striker Kevin Kuranyi announced Sunday that he is
moving to Dynamo Moscow from Schalke.
Kuranyi said on his website that he decided on the move
"after carefully weighing all the arguments." He gave no details on
the length of his contract in Moscow.
"I have always said that, in the end, the overall package
must be right. I have that feeling with Dynamo," Kuranyi said. "One
aspect is certainly the financial one - to say anything else would
be hypocritical." He did not elaborate.
However, he added that "it would be wrong and arrogant to
underrate Russian football - there are sporting reasons for the
(Russian) league too ... the results of recent years speak for
themselves."
The 28-year-old forward's contract with Schalke expires at
the end of June. Kuranyi's 18 goals helped the club to a
second-place finish in the Bundesliga, qualifying it for Champions
League play next season.
Kuranyi was kicked off Germany's national team in October
2008 for disciplinary reasons. Coach Joachim Loew decided against
bringing him back for the World Cup next month.
