Kaiserslauten get Shechter

Shechter has signed a four-year contract for the West German club but the transfer fee is confidential.

The striker has experience in the Champions League and Europa League with his previous club and has been capped eight times for Israel.

Kaiserslautern chairmen Stefan Kuntz said of the signing: "We're over the moon to have reached an agreement with Hapoel Tel-Aviv after such drawn-out negotiations.

"Itay Shechter was our top priority because, aside from his footballing qualities, he has plenty of European experience and a top-class character to boot. He always believed in a move to FCK and he's arrived just in time for our preparations."