Never say never on Woltemade to Bayern (Sport Bild’s Christian Falk)
Will Bayern Munich eventually throw Nick Woltemade a life preserver to help save his career? Sport Bild’s Christian Falk will not fully rule it out—it just will not happen any time soon:
“I can say it’s not true that Bayern are concretely interested in Nick Woltemade at the moment. I won’t say that he’s categorically not an idea for the future. However, he has to perform. He has scored a few goals for Juventus, but most of these are penalties. He’s not in the starting XI in the league and it’s the same
problem in the national team. Ultimately, we have to see more of the performances he was putting in during his peak at VfB Stuttgart. At the moment, he looks a shadow of the player we all saw and enjoyed in the Bundesliga. Of course, we have to emphasize that he’s young (24), he has talent and can play. Bayern Munich and him, they have history. So, never say never, but it’s not a definite move Bayern are making at this stage.”
As Little Carmine said in The Sopranos, Woltemade’s career is at the precipice of an enormous crossroads. Newcastle United knows it messed up (“What have we done?”), Juventus does not seem to want to deal with the problem (“Hey, we’ll give you a place to suit up, but we can’t fix you!”), and now the attacker does not even have the German national team to fall back on.
These are, indeed, sad days for the big German.
LFC eyeing Verbruggen? (ESPN)
Liverpool could be eyeing Brighton & Hove Albion goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen:
“Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen has emerged as an option for Liverpool next summer, Football Insider reports. The 24-year-old has been a regular for the Seagulls in recent seasons, and several clubs are now monitoring his future. For the Reds, the interest comes during uncertainty over Alisson’s place at Anfield, with his contract expiring at the end of the season.”
Verbruggen, of course, has been linked to Bayern Munich at various points..
Upamecano, Laimer named to Kicker’s BuLi Team of the Week (Kicker via @iMiaSanMia)
Bayern Munich stars Dayot Upamecano and Konrad Laimer were rightfully named to Kicker’s Bundesliga Team of the Week:
Lukeba dreaming of Barca? (ESPN)
No way! A player has a dream to play for a big club in La Liga? Next man up for that is RB Leipzig defender Castello Lukeba:
RB Leipzig centre-back Castello Lukeba had dreams of joining Barcelona, according to Sky Germany’s Philipp Hinze. The 23-year-old wants to make the next step in his career by joining a top club and earning a call-up to the France national team. Lukeba was already looking to leave last summer but a deal never materialised, although his release clause is set to drop from €80 million to €65 million in the summer.
German club votes for name change (Sky Germany)
SpVgg Greuther Fürth, we hardly knew ye. Moving forward, the club has voted to be named SpVgg Fürth:
The members of SpVgg Greuther Fürth e.V. voted in favor of reverting to the club’s former name at the extraordinary general meeting on Sunday, November 8, 2026. At Sportpark Ronhof | Thomas Sommer, 88.3 percent of the valid votes cast were in favor of the proposal to revert to the former name. This met the three-quarter majority required under the club’s statutes. The club will compete under the name SpVgg Fürth again next season. 🍀
In 1996, the club added the “Greuther” portion of the name after a merger with local amateur club TSV Vestenbergsgreuth. The move which saved TSV Vestenbergsgreuth from fully going under. Fans, however, never truly embraced the new name — and now will not have to worry about it any longer.
Power to the people and all of that.
If you are of an older generation, you might remember TSV Vestenbergsgreuth for eliminating Bayern Munich from the DFB-Pokal in the 1994/95 season.
“Our members have ensured a clear result,” said president Volker Heißmann (as captured by Bundesliga.com). “I thank everyone who participated in the meeting.
“My appreciation goes to the initiative that, for many years, campaigned with great dedication and in a factual manner for the name change and thus secured the necessary votes. The board will now prepare the necessary steps to implement the name change as comprehensively as possible at the start of the new season.”
Fernandes will need another suitor (ESPN)
It appears Al-Hilal has ended its pursuit of Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes:
Al-Hilal have ended their pursuit of Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes, TalkSPORT reports. The Saudi Pro League club were strongly linked with a move for the 32-year-old over the summer, but they aren’t expected to make a new approach for him in January, with no plans to free up any of their overseas player slots. Fernandes, yet to reach an agreement over a new contract at Old Trafford, has eight months remaining on his deal.
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