Overview

• VfB CEO Alexander Wehrle declared the deal closed before the Supercup, with club officials reiterating that a sale is off the table for now.
• Bayern agreed personal terms with Nick Woltemade and saw bids of €40m plus €5m and then €50m plus €5m with a 10% sell-on rejected, with talks ending after Stuttgart set a €75m valuation.
• Woltemade and his agent waived an estimated 10% commission to facilitate a move, and the agent publicly accused Stuttgart of breaking its word.
• Sky’s Florian Plettenberg reported the player will keep hoping for Bayern until the deadline, although Bayern executives have indicated no current breakthrough.
• Internal tension at Bayern has grown as Uli Hoeneß publicly advocated a loan signing, complicating the sporting directors’ transfer plans amid concerns about squad depth.