Nick Woltemade potential next club

We assess the next move of Nick Woltemade after a breakout U21 Euros campaign where he scored six goals and grabbed three assists.

Always a prolific scorer in youth football, it took Woltemade time to find his feet in the senior game after becoming Werder Bremen's youngest-ever Bundesliga player.

He appeared 51 times for his boyhood club before sealing a move to Stuttgart on a free transfer via a successful loan spell with Elversberg.

Bayern Munich

For many years, Bayern Munich have hoovered up the best young talent in the Bundesliga and it looks like Nick Woltemade could be the latest in a long list of players to move to the Allianz Arena.

Bayern have made no secret of their interest in the 23-year-old with CEO Max Eberl confirming that the forward is 'definitely' a target this summer.

Recent reports have suggested that an agreement has been reached between player and club, but Stuttgart chief Alexander Wehrle remains convinced that his side will hold onto Woltemade for at least one more season.

"We're going into the new season with Nick. That's the end of it," Wehrle said in an interview with the Stuttgarter Zeitung.

Chelsea

With Liam Delap already through the door you'd be forgiven for thinking that Chelsea's search for a striker would be over but that wouldn't be in keeping with the transfer policy at Stamford Bridge.

Links to Hugo Ekitike seem to have quietened in recent weeks, leading to speculation that the signing of Woltemade might be a possibility.

Nicolas Jackson currently occupies the starting striker slot for the Blues but recent disciplinary issues have led to grumblings from a section of Chelsea fans.

The prospect of having both Delap and Woltemade in the same squad would be interesting with both having to compete for minutes in the quest to establish themselves as the regular starter.

Napoli

The expectation is that Victor Osimhen's drawn out transfer saga should reach a conclusion this summer and this would leave space for another number nine in Naples.

Giacomo Raspadori and Romelu Lukaku shared the position to good effect last campaign but there is a thought that a higher goal return could be achieved with a change of personnel up front.

Woltemade would be an ideal fit stylistically for Antonio Conte's side with his polished all-round game perfectly suited to the way that the Serie A champions like to operate.

His 12-strong Bundesliga goal tally in 2024/25 was accrued from just 17 starts and his penalty box availability is a major reason for this.

With 8.82 touches in the opponent's penalty area per 90, Woltemade ranks in the top 1% for this stat amongst his positional peers across Europe's top five leagues.