Christoph Zimmermann: Norwich City defender joins Darmstadt

Christoph Zimmermann has made 139 appearances for Norwich City

Norwich defender Christoph Zimmermann has joined German second division side Darmstadt on a three-year deal.

The 29-year-old twice helped Norwich to Premier League promotion after arriving from Borussia Dortmund II in 2017, but featured just five times last term.

Zimmerman had a year left on his deal with the Canaries, though it is not clear if Darmstadt have paid a fee.

The German scored four goals in 139 appearances across all competitions in his five years at Carrow Road.

Speaking before Zimmerman's departure was confirmed, Norwich boss Dean Smith told BBC Radio Norfolk: "He is a huge character and he probably hasn't had as much football as he would want in the past 18 months. It would be wrong of us as a club not to give him this opportunity.

"He's showed as a character and a footballer the type of people we want at this football club."

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