Were you expecting a quiet end to the transfer window without any fireworks?
Well, BOOM. VfB Stuttgart and German men’s national team striker Nick Woltemade has been in Bayern Munich’s sights all summer, but the Bavarians have struggled to make headway in their pursuit with Stuttgart obstinately rejecting all advances.
And who can blame them? Look around the Bundesliga and you’ll see Hugo Ekitiké, a striker of a similar age, move to Liverpool on a deal reportedly worth up to €92M including add-ons
— way more than Bayern’s approaches. Stuttgart CEO Alexander Wehrle went as far as declaring in July, “We’re not negotiating. Nick will play with us next year.”
Turns out, Nick Woltemade’s agent, Danny Bachmann, can blame them.
Speaking to Deutschen Presse-Agentur, Bachmann vented his frustrations with a fiery salvo after Bayern’s latest approach today was rejected.
“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,” Bachmann said in comments captured by @iMiaSanMia. “For an ambitious German international, a move to the record German champions and regular Champions League participants is an enormous opportunity.
“The solution demanded by Mr. Wehrle this week within a questionable deadline was delivered today with the total package from the interested party [Bayern] and the player’s side totaling more than €60 million plus a sell on clause. The [VfB] supervisory board’s response was a demand for an unmarketable €75 million for a player who joined on a free transfer. That’s not only completely unfounded — especially for a domestic transfer — but is in blatant contradiction to the aforementioned agreements.”
That is certainly a shot at getting things moving along. Will Bayern be able to get their man after all? After the signing of Luis Díaz and the reportedly impending sale of Kingsley Coman (hold your breath on that, though), it would complete a perfect summer renovation of the Bavarian attack.
Now let us see how Stuttgart responds.
