Nick Woltemade is young, talented – and he has just discovered the most important quality of a striker: Constance. 17 goals in one season, a hat trick in the U21 – clear that Europe’s top clubs are in line. But what would a change bring now? Except risk?
He is one of many in a top club. Bank place. Short assignments. And in the end he threatens to forget about. At Stuttgart, on the other hand, he is set, crowd favorite, service provider. He plays European, has a trainer who trusts him, and a system that is tailored to him.
A whereabouts also make sense economically. VfB wants to pay it better, bind in the long term. Woltemade can mature here – without pressure, without competition at world class level. That takes time. And he has it. A year Bundesliga, Europa League, DFB Cup-that brings more development than three substitutes in the Premier League.
His sentence “I don’t worry about my future now” shows: The boy understood how quickly everything can tip over. He has grip. And he should keep it. Less glamor – more playing time. That brings him further.
And here is still a general warning: If Woltemade still switches abroad, it will gradually become more difficult for the Bundesliga. Florian Wirtz and his previous coach Xabi Alonso are already going. At the same time, there is no real top star Fix who finds the way to Germany. The Bundesliga has to be careful not to blood now.