Bayer Leverkusen signed Mexico striker Javier Hernandez from Manchester United for a reported fee of €7.3 million (Dhs30m) on Monday.

Hernandez, who spent last season on loan at Real Madrid, agreed a three-year contract with the Bundesliga club just in time to beat the deadline on the last day of the German transfer window.

The 27-year-old was on the bench for United’s 2-1 defeat at Swansea City on Sunday, but he hadn’t started for the Premier League team for more than a year.

He returned to United in the close-season after scoring nine goals during his spell with Real, including the winner in their Champions League quarter-final against rivals Atletico Madrid, but manager Louis van Gaal has allowed him to leave permanently this time.

“I know two of the biggest leagues in Europe in the English Premier League and the Primera Division in Spain and now I want to experience the Bundesliga,” Hernandez said. “I’ve heard a lot about the fantastic stadia in Germany and about the unique fans they have there.

“The Bundesliga is an extremely attack-minded league and it’s particularly enticing for me. “It’s fantastic that I can now play for a club like Leverkusen, who are obviously known to me from the Champions League.”

Januzaj loan to Dortmund

Winger Adnan Januzaj has joined Borussia Dortmund on loan for the rest of the season after the 20-year-old Belgium international struggled to fit into the team under manager Louis van Gaal.

Dortmund announced that Januzaj will wear the number nine shirt for the club.

Januzaj told the club’s website: “Borussia Dortmund are a big club and the fans are meant to be really incredible here. I would like to achieve great things with this team.”

Elsewhere, West Bromwich Albion have signed United goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard for an undisclosed fee and Monaco forward Anthony Martial has been given permission by France coach Didier Deschamps to travel to England to sign a contract with the Old Trafford outfit.

The Martial announcement comes amid reports in France that the Premier League club are willing to pay a huge fee of anywhere between 50 million euros (Dhs205m) and 80 million euros (Dhs330m) to sign the teenager.