The 30-year-old joined the club on a free transfer from Bayer Leverkusen in 2007, but scored just six goals in 40 matches.
He impressed on a loan spell at Hertha Berlin last season, and has rejected offers from several German clubs in favour of joining Dynamo Moscow.
professional approach
“I had options in both Germany and in Russia, but I’ve chosen Dynamo,” he said.
“I was pleased with the professional approach of Dynamo officials during the talks. Also I talked to Dynamo’s head-coach Andrey Kobelev with whom I share a similar view of football.
“I’ve talked to many of my friends, and I’ve heard nothing negative about the Russian championship. I’ve spoken with (Sergey) Rebrov, (Andriy) Gusin, (Anatoliy) Timoshchuk, (Diniyar) Bilyaletdinov and none of them discouraged me from going there.”
Andrea Dossena left the club for Napoli on Friday as manager Rafael Benitez looks to freshen things up in the second half of the season.
The Spaniard is hoping to sign Argentina midfielder Maxi Rodriguez from Atletico Madrid.
“I had options in both in Germany and in Russia, but I’ve chosen Dynamo” – Androy Voronin
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