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http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/6962142Associated Press, Updated 4 hours ago
The top scorer of last year's World Cup is leaving Werder one year before the end of his contract.
"Bayern fulfilled our expectations and we approved the transfer under those conditions," Werder's general manager Klaus Allofs said Tuesday.
"It's a fair solution for both sides," Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said.
A statement by Werder said Bayern had made a "vastly improved" offer Monday for the Polish-born striker.
Werder said the two clubs had agreed not to reveal the transfer fee, but Bild newspaper said Bayern was paying €15 million (US$20.2 million) to obtain the striker in the biggest deal inside the Bundesliga this summer.
Bayern had already spent more than €50 million (US$67.3 million) on rebuilding the team after finishing fourth last season. The signings include Italy striker Luca Toni and France midfielder Franck Ribery.
Bayern angered Werder officials by approaching Klose shortly before a UEFA Cup semifinal game last season. The meeting was revealed in the German media and Klose later apologized to Bremen.
Werder had insisted that it would not allow Klose to leave for another Bundesliga club before his contract was over. Klose later said he would join Bayern sooner or later, but that he would prefer to go immediately.
Klose's desire to leave was a factor in the club's decision to let him go, Werder said.
"We know that we are losing a successful player," Werder said, but added that it made no sense to keep a player eager to leave after receiving a new offer from Bayern.
Werder coach Thomas Schaaf said he was sorry to see Klose go but believed that the club had made the right decision since the player did not want to stay.
"This will allow the club to have an unburdened start in the news season," Schaaf said.
Klose came to Bremen from Kaiserslautern and scored 53 goals in 89 Bundesliga games in three season. Bremen won the German Cup in 2006.
Klose went into a slump in the second half of the past season and scored only three goals for Bremen after the winter break. The fans turned against him after his contacts with Bayern became known. Bremen finished third and will play in the qualifying round of the Champions League, while Bayern will be in the UEFA Cup.
With Klose struggling, Bremen turned to Sweden striker Markus Rosenberg, a midseason acquisition from Ajax Amsterdam, who finished the season with eight goals and could become a starter now.
In Bayern, Klose will reunite with his Germany partner Lukas Podolski. But Podolski struggled in his first season with Bayern and with the arrival of Toni, he could become a reserve.
Klose's arrival could also mean the departure of Roy Makaay, who led Bayern with 16 goals last season and was Bundesliga's second leading scorer but had to face criticism for uneven performances.
