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Off to England! Klarer leaves Darmstadt

Christoph Klarer (r.) moves to Birmingham.(Bild: GEPA)

Lower Austrian Christoph Klarer has left relegated German Bundesliga side Darmstadt 98 to join English third division club Birmingham City. The 24-year-old central defender has signed a three-year contract with the relegated Championship side. 

According to transfermarkt.at, Birmingham paid a transfer fee of 4.15 million euros.

Klarer moved from Fortuna Düsseldorf to Darmstadt in the summer of 2023 for around two million euros and played 30 league games for the Lilies. The former ÖFB U21 team player is now returning to the island, where he trained with Southampton FC between 2016 and 2020.