MADRID, July 30(Xinhuanet)-- Denmark winger Jesper Gronkjaer has gotten permission from Atletico Madrid for his switch to German first division side VfB Stuttgart, announced the Primera Liga clubon its website Friday.

"It wasn't easy to make this decision but the offer from Germany was very interesting and perhaps life will be easier than here in Spain," said the 27-year-old Gronkjaer, who put in a transfer request because he was unable to settle in the Spanish capital after joining from Birmingham City in January.

Stuttgart would pay a fee of around six million euros(7.26 million US dollars) for Gronkjaer, who cost Atletico two million euros to pay English Premier League Birmingham, according to a report earlier the day of the Spanish newspaper Marca.

Despite making a promising start to his Atletico career, Gronkjaer's season was cut short when he cracked a bone in his right leg at the start of May.

Atletico moved to fill his place by signing Real Zaragoza's Argentine international winger Luciano Galletti earlier on Friday.Enditem