Rumors about Rome interest
Defender Borna Sosa from VfB Stuttgart has left his future open beyond the summer despite the current contract until 2025. The transfer period is long and many things could happen, said the third most valuable professional in the Swabian squad during the training camp in Austria. It is important to him that a good solution is found for him and the club.
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“If something good comes up for the club and me, we’ll talk,” said the 25-year-old, who switched from Dinamo Zagreb to VfB in 2018 for 6 million euros and has been one of the Bundesliga club’s change candidates year after year since then. So far, no concrete offer has been received for him. If there were to be a transfer, the Croatian international had a club in mind “that is fighting for Europe.” That doesn’t have to mean that it “is playing in the Champions League this year,” he explained.
Kim, Openda, Nmecha & Co.: Top Bundesliga transfers in summer 2023
Franck Honorat | Brest -> Moenchengladbach | Market value: €10 million
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Transfer fee: €10 million
(In this gallery, arrivals and departures are taken into account and listed according to market value or transfer fee, whichever is higher. As of July 18, 2023)
David Datro Fofana | Chelsea -> Union Berlin | Market value: €10 million
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loan
Julian Weigl | Benfica -> Gladbach | Market value: €10 million
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Transfer fee: €7.2 million
Junior Dina Ebimbe | PSG -> Frankfurt | Market value: €10 million
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Transfer fee: €6.5 million
Tomas Cvancara | Sparta Prague -> Gladbach | Transfer fee: €10.5 million
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Market value: €4 million
Willian Pacho | Royal Antwerp -> E. Frankfurt | Market value: €11 million
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Transfer fee: €9 million
Mahmoud Dahoud | BVB -> Brighton | Market value: €12 million
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free transfer
Naby Keïta | Liverpool -> Werder | Market value: €12 million
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free transfer
Angelino | RB Leipzig -> Galatasaray | Market value: €12 million
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Loan with option to buy
Ellyes Skhiri | 1. FC Cologne -> Entry Frankfurt | Market value: €13 million
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free transfer
Jonas Hofmann | Gladbach -> Bayer 04 | Market value: €13 million
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Transfer fee: €10 million
Mark Flekken | SC Freiburg -> Brentford | Transfer fee: €13 million
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Market value: €10 million
Serhou Guirassy | Rennes -> VfB Stuttgart | Market value: €14 million
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Transfer fee: €9m (purchase option)
Stefan Posch | Hoffenheim -> Bologna | Market value: €14 million
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Transfer fee: €5 million (purchase option)
El Chadaille Bitshiabu | PSG -> RB Leipzig | Transfer fee: €15 million
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Market value: €7 million
Diogo Leite | Postage -> Union | Market value: €15 million
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Transfer fee: €7.5 million (purchase option)
Jordan Beyer | Gladbach -> Burnley | Market value: €16 million
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Transfer fee: €15 million (purchase option)
Fabio Carvalho | Liverpool -> RB Leipzig | Market value: €16 million
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loan
Robin Koch | Leeds -> Entry Frankfurt | Market value: €18 million
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loan
Ramy Bensebaini | Gladbach -> BVB | Market value: €20 million
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free transfer
Raphael Guerreiro | BVB -> Bayern Munich | Market value: €20 million
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free transfer
Nicolas Seiwald RB Salzburg -> RB Leipzig | Transfer fee: €20 million
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Market value: €20 million
Benjamin Sesko | RB Salzburg -> RB Leipzig | Transfer fee: €24 million
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Market value: €24 million
Christoph Baumgartner Hoffenheim -> RB Leipzig | Transfer fee: €24 million
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Market value: €24 million
Brenden Aaronson | Leeds -> Union Berlin | Market value: €25 million
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loan
Alejandro Grimaldo | Benfica -> Bayer 04 | Market value: €25 million
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free transfer
Kevin Shame | SC Freiburg -> FC Brentford | Transfer fee: €25 million
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Market value: €25 million (obligatory purchase)
Konrad Laimer | RB Leipzig -> FC Bayern | Market value: €28 million
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free transfer
Evan Ndicka | Frankfurt -> AS Roma | Market value: €28 million
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free transfer
Felix Nmecha | Wolfsburg -> BVB | Transfer fee: €30 million
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Market value: €15 million
Marcus Thuram | Gladbach -> Inter | Market value: €32 million
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Loïs Openda | RC Lens -> RB Leipzig | Transfer fee: €43 million
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Market value: €35 million
Lucas Hernandez | FC Bayern -> PSG | Market value: €45 million
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Transfer fee: €45m + 5m bonuses
Min Jae Kim | Napoli -> Bayern Munich | Market value: €60 million
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Transfer fee: €50 million
Christopher Nkunku | RB Leipzig -> Chelsea | Market value: €80 million
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Transfer fee: €60 million
Jew Bellingham | BVB -> Real Madrid | Market value: €120 million
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Transfer fee: €103 million
Sosa on possible VfB departure: Spain and Italy irritate
Spain or Italy would appeal to him, Sosa continued. Life, people and culture are very similar there to Croatia. Of course, England would also be “perfect,” said the left-back, “because it’s the best league in the world in terms of sport.” A change within the Bundesliga is unlikely, however, since the top teams in his position are already occupied.
Most recently, the left foot was associated in Italian media with AS Roma, who were already interested in his services in 2020. A sum of 15 million euros is in the room as a transfer, VfB has only received more for five players so far. TM user “MrSonderbar” writes in the TM rumor mill: “Would be a good fit for me at first glance. I think Serie A is the perfect league for Sosa and Roma would be a good and right step forward. Should he come as a replacement for Spinazzola, that could also fit, since the two are already similar in style of play. For a price between 14 and 20 million, that would be a good deal for VfB and could therefore be a win for everyone involved.”
15 times over 10 million euros: VfB Stuttgart’s most expensive sales
24 – Fredi Bobic | 1999/00 for €5.75 million to BVB
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Status: June 2023
23 – Matthew Sammer | 1992/93 for €6m to Inter Milan
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22 – Jurgen Klinsmann | 1989/90 for €6.5m to Inter Milan
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21 – Giovane Elber | 1997/98 for €6.5m to Bayern Munich
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20 – Kevin Kuranyi | 2005/06 for €6.9 million to Schalke 04
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19 – Bernd Leno | 2011/12 for €7.8m to Bayer Leverkusen
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18 – Joshua Kimmich | 2015/16 for €8.5m to Bayern Munich
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16 – Christian Trasch | 2011/12 for €9 million to VfL Wolfsburg
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16 – Antonio Ruediger | 2016/17 for €9m to AS Roma
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14 – Santiago Ascacibar | 2019/20 for €10 million to Hertha BSC
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14 – Daniel Ginczek | 2018/19 for €10 million to VfL Wolfsburg
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12 – Timo Baumgartl | 2019/20 for €12m to PSV Eindhoven
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12 – Naouirou Ahamada | 2022/23 for €12m to Crystal Palace
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11 – Orel Mangala | 2022/23 for €13m to Nottingham Forest
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9 – Filip Kostic | 2016/17 for €14m to Hamburger SV
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9 – Sami Khedira | 2010/11 for €14m to Real Madrid
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6 – Gregory Kobel | 2021/22 for €15m to Borussia Dortmund
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6 – Aleksandr Hleb | 2005/06 for €15m to Arsenal
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6 – Ozan Kabak | 2019/20 for €15m to Schalke 04
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5 – Sasa Kalajdzic | 2022/22 for €18m to Wolverhampton
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With bonuses up to 25 million euros possible
4 – Timo Werner | 2016/17 for €23 million to RB Leipzig
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3 – Nicolas Gonzalez | 2021/22 for €24.5m to Fiorentina
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2 – Mario Gomez | 2009/10 for €30m to Bayern Munich
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But Sosa can also well imagine staying at VfB, with whom he is still under contract until June 30, 2025. “It’s not a problem for me to stay here,” he said. Should this become a reality, he hopes “that we will not fight relegation again. I’ve been in this situation for two years now and it’s not good for my head.”
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