The former Mainz forward will head to Hoffenheim in the hope of getting more game time with the 26 year-old playing not as regularly as he would've have hoped since the return of Klaas-Jan Huntelaar from injury.
The 18 time internationally capped player will now need to face off with new teammate Anthony Modeste for the role of leading the line and should he prevail, there should be no worries with banging home the goals with the middle tabled club scoring 72 goals which was the third highest in the league last season behind both Dortmund and Bayern.
"If I was ever going to move, then Hoffenheim were always going to be my first choice." Said Szalai, "I like the mentality and the character of this team."
The former Stuttgart youth player scored seven goals last season for Schalke in 28 appearances and also scored two important goals in Champions League qualification against PAOK.