Bayern want Woltemade, Woltemade wants to go to Bayern – only VfB Stuttgart, he doesn’t want that. Both clubs meet in the Supercup on Saturday – and Woltemade is right in the middle of it.
When the German champion FC Bayern and the cup winner VfB Stuttgart on Saturday (16.08.2025, from 8.30 p.m. in the live ticker) at the football supercup, which has been called Franz-Beckenbauer supercup since this season, will face a lot of eyes: Nick Woltemade. For weeks, the two Bundesliga clubs have been fighting for a possible change of the 23-year-old.
He is supposed to be not noticed. “He trains as normal as always, also laughs and makes his jokes. He also played well at the weekend. It is not his beer either. People around him have to clarify that, so he focuses on football and deals well with the situation”his teammate Deniz Undav told “Sky”.
VfB coach Sebastian Hoeneß also emphasized in the press conference on Thursday that at Woltemade there was no burden and that he could behave professionally. “Nick is part of our team, a very, very important building block”so Hoeneß. There was no conversation between the coach and his striker. “It has not developed so that I would have had the feeling that I had to react.” Not only the recent weeks for Woltemade should have been a change of feelings.
To the shooting star within a season
Just a year ago, Woltemade had switched from league competitor Werder Bremen to VfB and had signed a contract there until 2028 – without the clause. In his first season at VfB, the 23-year-old made a steep climb and delighted with his game overview, his goals and his strong dribbling, despite a considerable height of 1.98 meters and his lanky figure.
He scored five goals in the DFB Cup, one of them in the final, which he won with VfB and gave the club the first title since 2007. At the latest with his appearance at the U21 European Championship in the summer, in which he won the silver medal with the junior national team and became a top scorer of the tournament, Woltemade had attracted great attention to great clubs.
Weekly transfer poker
At the end of June – shortly before the U21 final – it became known that FC Bayern and Woltemade agree on a change. VfB Stuttgart, however, did not want to and do not want to let the striker go so easily. According to matching media reports, VfB is said to have already rejected two offers. Finally, apparently an offer of more than 60 million euros plus resale participation.
The VfB bosses around CEO Alexander Wehrle should have previously signaled to clear the way, should the next career step for Woltemade be possible. At least that is what his consultant Danny Bachmann says, who was surprisingly clear in view of the tough exchange negotiations. He described the negotiating death line provided by Wehrle on Saturday as “questionable” and the demands as “Domestic market”.
#Freewoltemade
The Stuttgart fans seem to be disagreed with whose side they are in the transfer dispute. While some fans support the hard course of their VfB Stuttgart, others worry about the consequences of the hype around the striker for him and the club.
“Free Woltemade”, that is just under many comments among the Instagramposts of VfB Stuttgart, written by supporters of both clubs. On the striker’s social media channels, countless positive and negative comments on the possible transfer, his consultant and his market value can also be found.
Pressure pressure increased
It is hard to believe that Woltemade leaves the whole thing back and forth around himself. Although the Deadline set by Stuttgart, the supercup kicks off should be clarified, but the continuing speculation, negotiations and statements may have significantly increased the pressure on the complained.
Woltemade in the Supercup and the following competitive games can be noted the stress of summer and does not build on his strong performance of the past six months, the discussions about himself should go into a new round.