Soccer-Euro-Germany's Lehmann joins Stuttgart

TENERO, Switzerland, June 3 (Reuters) - Germany goalkeeper Jens Lehmann will return to the Bundesliga next season after agreeing a one-year deal with VfB Stuttgart.

"I'm delighted with the Bundesliga and with Stuttgart," Lehmann said in a statement on Tuesday.

The 38-year-old was second choice at Arsenal for most of last season after losing his place to Spaniard Manuel Almunia.

Lehmann's contract ran out at the end of the campaign and he had been unsure about whether to continue playing after Euro 2008, where he will be Germany's first choice.

"Jens Lehmann was our first pick for goalkeeper from the start," Stuttgart coach Armin Veh said in the statement. "His qualifications are undisputed and our entire team will benefit from his experience."

Lehmann joined Arsenal in 2003 from Borussia Dortmund, winning the title in his first season when he played every game in Arsenal's unbeaten Premier League campaign. (Reporting by Iain Rogers and Kevin Fylan, editing by Ken Ferris)