During this summer’s transfer window, Germany’s Stuttgart showed great interest in Bayern Munich’s forward Nick Woltemade.
However, in the end, the Swabians decided to keep the 23-year-old player at their club, Idman.biz reports.
Fragments of correspondence between the clubs during Bayern’s last two offers were leaked to the media. In Stuttgart’s response on July 11 to Bayern’s initial offer of €40 million + €5 million in bonuses, it was stated:
"Thank you for your offer, but the gap from our expectations is so large that we must consider an agreement completely unrealistic.
Furthermore, the sporting losses we would face if Woltemade were to leave would far exceed the financial gain from your offer. Therefore, we wish to terminate negotiations. We kindly ask you to refrain from further attempts to transfer this player."
Bayern later made a new offer – €50 million + €5 million – but Stuttgart’s response did not change much:
"Our decision to decline an in-person meeting is due to the significant differences in our positions. Your latest offer does not change this situation. Therefore, we kindly ask you to respect our final position regarding the player."
Previously, the forward’s agent had criticized Stuttgart’s management for obstructing the transfer.
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