VfB Stuttgart forward Nick Woltemade is to rejoin the team on July 28 ahead of the new season despite rumours of a potential transfer to German champions Bayern Munich. Due to his participation in the Nations League Final Four and in the under-21 Euros this summer, he will receive a few extra vacation days.
VfB Stuttgart forward Nick Woltemade is to rejoin the team on July 28 ahead of the new season despite rumours of a potential transfer to German champions Bayern Munich.
Due to his participation in the Nations League Final Four and in the under-21 Euros this summer, he will receive a few extra vacation days.
But a club spokesperson confirmed on Monday that he will join his team-mates for their pre-season training camp as planned.
Over the weekend, there were speculations whether Bayern could rush to sign Woltemade aftertheir midfielder Jamal Musiala fractured his fibula and dislocated his ankle in the Club World Cup quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday.
Musiala will undergo surgery and sidelined for several months.
However, according to media reports, Bayern and Suttgart are very far from an agreement over the transfer fee.
The German Cup champions allegedly want a huge fee, with some reports speaking of close to €100 million ($117.33 million), to get him out of his contract until 2028.
Stuttgart kicked off their pre-season preparations with performance tests on Monday.
In addition to Woltemade, his national team colleagues Deniz Undav, Maximilian Mittelstädt and Alexander Nübel as well as Bosnian international Ermedin Demirovic were also absent.
Unlike Woltemade, the quartet will rejoin the team for a friendly match against SV Fellbach on Saturday.
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