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Bayern and Stuttgart Freeze Woltemade Talks Over Fee Impasse

No formal proposal has been submitted with talks resuming only after Bayern’s Club World Cup campaign

Overview

  • Both clubs agreed to pause negotiations until Bayern completes its Club World Cup commitments
  • Bayern internally values Woltemade at about €50 million while Stuttgart insists on at least €80 million
  • Neither side has lodged a written offer as the valuation gap remains roughly €30 million
  • Max Eberl’s warning that an “astronomical sum” could hinder Woltemade’s development prompted sharp criticism from Marcel Reif
  • Woltemade is under contract at Stuttgart until 2028 without a release clause, strengthening the club’s bargaining power