Real Madrid announced on Friday that they had reached a deal with Stuttgart to sign their German international midfielder Sami Khedira, who shone during the World Cup, on a five-year contract.

The club released no financial details concerning the deal.

Khedira was under contract with Stuttgart until 2011. The defensive midfielder played seven matches during the World Cup in South Africa and scored the winning goal in the third-place play-off against Uruguay.

He made his first-team debut for Stuttgart in October 2006, winning the German league title in his first season, and scored a total of 14 goals in his 98 appearances for the club.