Stoke City forward Bojan Krkic has joined Mainz on loan for the rest of the season.
The 26-year-old Barcelona product joined Stoke for £3 million in the summer of 2014 and made an instant impact in the Potteries.
Bojan scored 15 goals in 59 Stoke appearances, but has fallen out of favour under Mark Hughes this season and made only five Premier League starts.
CONFIRMED: #Bojan is a #Zerofiver! He joins on loan until the end of the season! #WelcomeBojan pic.twitter.com/eA877XBRWF
- 1. FSV Mainz 05 (@Mainz05en) January 29, 2017
"It is an honour for me that Mainz 05 gives me the opportunity to prove myself in another European top league," Bojan told the Bundesliga club's official website.
"I look forward to the team as well as to fans and to help the ZeroFivers soon on the pitch."
Mainz coach Martin Schmidt added: ""In Bojan we got a player who is dangerous in front of goal and creative. I'm looking forward to the challenge of integrating him into the team over the coming months."
Bojan's departure comes after Stoke signed West Brom striker Saido Berahino for an initial £12m on a five-and-a-half-year contract.
The once-capped Spain international explained on his personal Twitter account that he does not see moving to Germany as the end of his Stoke career.
He also thanked the Potters for their co-operation in helping him return to fitness after he ruptured a cruciate knee ligament in an FA Cup tie at Rochdale in January 2015.
Bojan did not play for seven months after suffering that injury, but he returned to score seven goals in the 2015-16 season.
"For the time being, this isn't a goodbye to Stoke City," Bojan said. "It's just a 'see you soon,' but I didn't want to pass up on the opportunity to thank everyone who has been involved in ensuring that I hold great memories of my time at this club.
"Firstly, thank you to Stoke City for giving me the chance to play in, and enjoy the Premier League.
"I would particularly like to thank the club's board for standing by me during the tough times, such as when I was allowed to recover from my cruciate ligament injury back in Barcelona, alongside my family, or when the club offered me a new contract a few months on from my return to the side.
"Without doubt, some of the happiest moments of my career have come in a Stoke shirt."