AC Milan's Dias Da Costa Alex (L) fights for the ball with Bayern Munich's Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (C) and Thomas Mueller during their pre-season Audi Cup tournament soccer match in Munich, Germany, August 4, 2015. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle
BERLIN (Reuters) - Bayern Munich midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has gone on loan to Schalke 04 for the rest of the season in order to get more match practice, the German champions said on Friday.
The 20-year-old Danish international, who has been at the club since 2012, has struggled to win a spot in a crowded midfield for some time and also spent the second half of the 2014-15 season with Bundesliga rivals Augsburg.
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