Chelsea striker Claudio Pizarro has secured a
return to Germany's Bundesliga after penning a one-year loan deal
at Werder Bremen.
The 29-year-old Peruvian moved to Stamford Bridge from
Bayern Munich last summer on a Bosman free transfer but failed to
make an impression in the Premier League.
He scored on his competitive debut for Chelsea against
Birmingham last season but found the net only once more in 31
appearances.
Pizarro was linked with a move to Premier League new boys Stoke
and Hull earlier this week, with the Blues hoping to sign Robinho
from Real Madrid to bolster their forward ranks.
But the South American has now returned to Bremen, where he
enjoyed two successful seasons before moving to Munich in 2001.