Deniz Undav says VfB Stuttgart helping Nick Woltemade keep clear head…..
There still has not been a solution with Nick Woltemade and Bayern Munich. VfB Stuttgart have remained rather resilient in their stance that the striker is not for sale this summer and they have already rejected two separate bids from the reining Bundesliga champions. Despite the player’s desire to leave Stuttgart and, more specifically, to leave for Bayern, €65m has been the absolute minimum the Swabians would be looking for to even entertain discussions of a potential transfer with their league competitors — they don’t want to lose another top-class striker to a fellow Bundesliga club like they did with Serhou Guirassy to Borussia Dortmund.
While recently speaking to /kicker (via Get Football News Germany), Stuttgart teammate and Germany national team striker Deniz Undav explained that Woltemade’s colleagues at Stuttgart are helping him to stay grounded amidst the heavy links to Bayern. The fact that a strong showing at the U-21 EUROs for the Germany U-21s coincided with initial rumors of a potential move to Bayern has not helped his name stay anywhere further away from the limelight, but such is the case when any player is linked with FC Bayern.
“Not at all. We’re very happy to have him,” Undav replied when he was directly asked whether or not he’s in favor of Woltemade leaving Stuttgart for Bayern. “We’re trying to talk to him. We all want to help him stay clear-headed. It’s completely understandable that a player is concerned when FC Bayern calls,” Undav continued, knowing that