Schalke sporting director Jochen Schneider has welcomed the return of Arsenal defender Sead Kolasinac.

Kolasinac has joined on a six month loan with the aim of signing permanently in June.

Schneider said, “We have worked hard on Sead Kolasinac's return and are really proud that a real Schalke boy is returning home.

"Sead embodies exactly the values that distinguish Schalke 04 and which are elementary in the fight to stay in the league: an irrepressible will and a strong character."

Kolasinac (27) moves back to his formative club after three and a half years with Arsenal.