Source: Northern_Echo
Middlesbrough sign Haas from Bayern Munich
Boro have completed the signing of Bayern Munich reserves captain Maximilian Haas on a one-and-a-half year contract.[LNB] The German central defender joins Boro after passing a medical and agreeing personal terms at the club's Rockliffe Park training ground.[LNB] Formerly with Eintracht Freising, 25-year-old Haas has made 62 appearances for Bayern Munich's second team, who play in Germany's third tier.[LNB] Boro manager Tony Mowbray said: Maximilian was very keen to come here and test himself in English football. It's a challenge for him and his arrival will create additional competition for places in that area of the pitch.[LNB] He is a real competitor and comfortable with the ball. The challenge for him is acclimatise to the English game and then take any opportunity that comes his way.[LNB]
