Serdar Tasci to Bayern Munich: Latest Loan Details, Comments, Reaction

Bayern Munich have confirmed the signing of Serdar Tasci on loan from Spartak Moscow until the end of the season.

Per the Bundesliga giants on Monday, Bayern will have the option of signing the German centre-back permanently at the end of the 2015-16 campaign.  

Tasci, 28, said upon signing his contract, per the club's website: "I’m feeling very good and I’m really looking forward to the new challenge. I hope I can be of assistance to the team."

The report also relayed Bayern sporting director Matthias Sammer's comments that the club were "delighted" to be able to bring in a player of Tasci's quality so late in the transfer window.

The defender has great previous experience of the Bundesliga having won the German title in 2007 during his eight-year spell with the Stuttgart senior team.

He has been a prominent figure at Spartak Moscow since his move to the Russian club in 2013, and he has started 16 of their 18 league games so far this season, scoring one goal, per WhoScored.com.

Importantly for Bayern, he will be eligible to play in the Champions League in the second half of the season, and he will likely be called upon to provide cover for the injured Jerome Boateng and Javi Martinez, per the Mirror's Alex Richards:

The first leg of Bayern's last-16 tie with Juventus is scheduled for later this month, and the Serie A side represent a significant obstacle to the Germans' Champions League-winning ambitions.

With Boateng set for a long lay-off, manager Pep Guardiola undoubtedly sees Tasci as an able deputy with Bayern still on for a treble-winning season.

Having played in Russia for the last two-and-a-half seasons, the German international may need time to re-adjust to the Bundesliga.

But with key fixtures coming up on all fronts for Bayern, Tasci will need to hit the ground running as he could yet play an important role in Guardiola's final season at the Allianz Arena.