The Bundesliga restart went badly wrong with the 3-1 away defeat at Borussia Mönchengladbach last Sunday, but VfB Stuttgart can still look back on the best first half of the season in years. In order to be in the race for the international places for as long as possible, the squad should be strengthened selectively in the coming days if possible.
Now a new personality is being linked to the Swabians, who are in third place in the Bundesliga table despite Gladbach’s bankruptcy before the start of the second half of the season.
Midfielder Ismail Yüksek is currently being closely monitored by VfB Stuttgart. At least that’s what the Turkish portal “Sports Digitale” reported.
The central defensive midfielder is currently under contract for the Turkish top club Fenerbahce and is an important regular player for the Istanbul club.
He has also been a player for the Turkish national team for two years and was on the pitch in the first half of what was, from a German perspective, a bitter 2-3 defeat in November last year.
VfB Stuttgart is still cautious on the transfer market
As the media report states, VfB Stuttgart is currently closely monitoring the negotiations between Fenerbahce and the French first division club Olympique Lyon. OL is also said to be interested in the 24-year-old and is in pole position.
Depending on the progress of the talks between Fener and Lyon, the Swabians also want to get involved in the transfer poker and, if necessary, make an official offer, it is said.
In the January transfer window, VfB Stuttgart noticeably held back until the end and made no changes. Only Thomas Kastanaras was given on loan to third division club SSV Ulm. There have been no new arrivals to be reported from the region until recently.