Starting goalkeeper Dennis Seimen will be unavailable to VfB Stuttgart until autumn. The Bundesliga club appears reluctant to make moves on the transfer market for now.

According to Sky, VfB Stuttgart currently has no plans to sign a replacement for Seimen. The club intends to first monitor the recovery progress of the 20-year-old. For the time being, Stuttgart will rely on backup goalkeeper Fabian Bredlow.

VfB Stuttgart announced on Wednesday that Seimen sustained a thigh muscle injury during season preparation. Offensive player Justin Diehl is also sidelined with a thigh injury.

Bad news for VfB Stuttgart

VfB sporting director Fabian Wohlgemuth stated that these are definitely bad news, as it can already be said that Dennis and Justin will not be available for the first phase of the season. The pair must miss at least until the international break at the end of September.

Seimen returned to Stuttgart in the summer following a successful loan spell at SC Paderborn. In exchange, Alexander Nübel departed after three seasons.

Wohlgemuth noted that their personnel planning for the goalkeeper position for the upcoming season was largely completed. He added that they have plenty of quality in their goalkeeper squad even without Dennis, but they will need to discuss in the coming days whether they should become active on the transfer market again.

Stuttgart's goalkeeper hierarchy

Stuttgart appears willing to wait for now. Behind Bredlow, Stefan Drljaca and new arrival Marius Funk follow in the goalkeeper hierarchy.

VfB Stuttgart is juggling three competitions this season once again. As fourth-place finishers, the side qualified for the UEFA Champions League under head coach Sebastian Hoeneß.