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·23 August 2025

Woltemade deal falls through: ex-Bayern star shares explosive theory

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Nick Woltemade is, in all likelihood, not going to join FC Bayern this summer. Now, a former FCB star has made a provocative suggestion as to why the deal ultimately fell through.

For FC Bayern, an average transfer summer is coming to an end. Although the Munich club can still be active until the end of the month, the supervisory board of the record champions has ordered that only loan deals should be pursued – a rather difficult starting position for FCB. For weeks, Nick Woltemade from VfB Stuttgart was Bayern’s number one transfer target.


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In the end, however, the Swabians did not want to let their key player go. Reportedly, they were only willing to let the national player leave for a sum of 75 million euros. That was too much for the Munich club. Ex-Bayern star Thomas Strunz has a clear opinion about the failed deal.

In a conversation with Absolut Fussball, the former Bayern pro said: “The entire approach was, in my view, poor. VfB Stuttgart’s reaction is entirely understandable, as the club officials Fabian Wohlgemuth and Alexander Wehrle apparently only learned about the agreement between the player and Bayern Munich through the media.”

Attacks from Woltemade’s agent “not helpful”

Strunz does show understanding for Woltemade’s desire to move. “Basically, it is completely legitimate and understandable when a player seizes the chance to join a top European club,” said the 1996 European champion.

He finds the public statements made by Woltemade’s agent, Danny Bachmann, much less understandable. These were “not helpful” and “in no way beneficial.”

Strunz went on to explain: “One must bear in mind that the supervisory board of VfB Stuttgart includes high-ranking personalities, among them the CEOs of Porsche and Mercedes as well as other board members from banks and the main sponsor LBBW.” According to Strunz, Bachmann’s statements only hardened the fronts.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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