Ozil, Khedira, Dzeko, now Sahin & Vidal: How the Bundesliga stars & their former clubs fared after they left

Each year, the Bundesliga sees at least a couple of stars plucked away by foreign teams, and the summer of 2011 has been no exception. Having received attractive offers from abroad, two of the German top flight’s finest midfielders, Nuri Sahin and Arturo Vidal, have completed their transfers to Real Madrid and Juventus respectively.


Much is expected of the duo as they take the next step in their respective careers, but back in Germany the more pressing question is how their former teams will manage.


Below, Clark Whitney takes a look at the Bundesliga’s biggest exports over the last year, rating their performances abroad and focusing on how their former clubs fared.