- Woltemade’s advisor tears into Stuttgart
- Latest offer turned down on Wednesday
- Stuttgart now demanding €75m
Woltemade’s advisor, Danny Bachmann, was absolutely furious after Stuttgart turned down the latest offer from Bayern. Bachmann confirmed to the media that the Bundesliga champions tabled a bid worth €60 million (£52m/$70m). Stuttgart, in response, have apparently demanded €75m (£65m/$88m) to let the striker leave.
There seems to be no end in sight in the transfer saga involving Woltemade, Stuttgart and Bayern. After seeing two bids turned down by last season’s DFB-Pokal winners — with the second bid worth a reported €50m (£43m/$58m) plus €5m in bonuses — Bayern sporting director Max Eberl confirmed that a deal for the 23-year-old was “off the table.” Later on, the Munich outfit were handed a deadline until this Saturday by Stuttgart if they wanted to make another approach for Woltemade. The Bavarians obliged but, as has been the case all summer, Stuttgart’s stubbornness has prevented the two German sides from reaching an agreement.
Speaking to the German Press Agency Bachmann said: “The solution demanded by Mr. [Alexander] Wehrle this week within a questionable deadline was delivered today with the total package from the interested party and the player’s side totaling more than €60 million plus a share of the resale.
“The supervisory board’s response regarding a demand of €75 million, which is outside the market, for a player who came on a free transfer but with a lower mid-range salary classification is not only completely unfounded – especially for a domestic transfer – but is in blatant contradiction to the aforementioned agreements.
“In March 2024 and most recently in mid-June, VfB made a clear commitment to a solution-oriented approach as soon as the next career step is possible. In the fast-paced world of football, such a step would now be possible, becoming the German record champion and a permanent Champions League participant. For an ambitious German international, this is a tremendous opportunity.”
Stuttgart’s stance on letting Woltemade leave has only toughened since the second offer from Bayern arrived in July. At the time, Die Schwaben remained adamant on not entertaining any offers less than €65 million (£56m/$75m). Interestingly, they are now demanding €75m for the player.
Bayern and Stuttgart will be hoping to kick-start their 2025-26 campaign on a high when they clash in the DFL-Supercup final on Saturday, August 16.
