Overview

• VfB Stuttgart has set a 16 August Supercup deadline to conclude Woltemade’s transfer negotiations or walk away
• Bayern sport director Christoph Freund publicly dismissed the ultimatum as uninformed speculation, insisting no decision has been made
• The clubs remain €10 million–€45 million apart on valuation, with Bayern’s offer of around €50 million–€55 million plus bonuses falling short of Stuttgart’s mid-€60 million starting point
• A pending Kingsley Coman sale to Al-Nassr could inject around €30 million, but that deal is unconfirmed and has not yet expanded Bayern’s spending power
• Bayern’s recent €67.5 million-plus-bonuses signing of Luis Díaz has drawn criticism over its cost and limited the club’s financial flexibility