Overview

• VfB Stuttgart rejected Bayern’s latest offer of more than €60 million plus a sell-on clause and maintains a €75 million valuation for Nick Woltemade
• CEO Alexander Wehrle has warned that any transfer must be resolved by the kickoff of the Beckenbauer Cup on Saturday
• Agent Danny Bachmann publicly criticized Stuttgart’s supervisory board for breaking earlier verbal commitments and insisting on an inflated fee
• Bayern has earmarked a dedicated transfer budget and is preparing to pursue Chelsea’s Christopher Nkunku as a fallback option
• With Kingsley Coman’s likely departure and mounting Champions League ambitions, Bayern faces intensified pressure to conclude a signing before September 1