VfB Stuttgart is facing a significant squad restructuring. Several German national team players are affected.

According to reports from kicker citing its own information, Stuttgart will not hold contract extension discussions with Jeff Chabot, Maximilian Mittelstädt, Josha Vagnoman, Angelo Stiller, Atakan Karazor, Chris Führich, and Ermedin Demirovic regarding their contracts expiring in 2028 for the time being. Such discussions are not expected to take place until January 2027.

According to the reports, Stuttgart's management wants to observe the performance development of this prominent group of seven players over the coming months.

On the other hand, Stuttgart hopes that by the beginning of the year it will become clear whether they can again count on income from international competition for the upcoming season, meaning more money would be available for potential contract extensions.

According to the report, Ramon Hendriks represents an exception. The 25-year-old Dutch player, who is also contractually bound to Stuttgart only until 2028, is expected to hold discussions about extending his contract before the end of the year.

Stuttgart: Extending all eight contracts likely unrealistic

According to kicker, it is clear that Stuttgart will not be able to retain all eight professionals from the "2028 group" for financial reasons. It is not typical in the industry to expect the players themselves or their agents to accept reduced wages.

Stuttgart faces less pressure regarding Marius Funk, Ameen Al-Dakhil, Leonidas Stergiou, Nikolas Nartey, Yanik Spalt, and Jarzinho Malanga, whose contracts also expire after the 2027/2028 season.

Stuttgart began the current season unexpectedly poorly under successful manager Sebastian Hoeneß. The Champions League participant has collected only three points from five Bundesliga matches and is currently in 15th place in the table.