Hamburg have announced the signing of defender Mergim Mavraj from Cologne for an undisclosed fee.
The Albania international, who played all three of his side's matches at Euro 2016, has signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with the Bundesliga strugglers.
While the 30-year-old accepts that the decision to join relegation-threatened HSV might come as a surprise, he is in no doubt that he has made the right move.
"This has certainly come as a surprise for many people but the situation with my expiring contract in Cologne, as well as the great interest from the coach and those in charge at HSV, ultimately led me to take this step," he told his new club's official website.