Stuttgart chief executive Thomas Hitzlsperger has paid tribute to rising star Silas Wamangituka, telling Fussballeck the Everton and Fulham target is worth more than his reported £23 million price tag.
In their first season back in the big time, a fresh-faced, forward-thinking Stuttgart side have been a breath of fresh air.
And it was only a matter of time before some of the most exciting young talent in the Bundesliga started to attract admiring glances from outside the Mercedes-Benz Arena.
EuroSport claims Wamangituka, the rocket-fuelled 21-year-old, is a summer target for Everton and Fulham after scoring 13 times in 25 matches this term.
His price tag remains a mystery.
But, according to Hitzlsperger, the fee required to take Wamangituka from Stuttgart is a fair bit more than the £23 million suggested by influential website Transfermarkt.
“The market determines the value. Silas has weapons. He is fast, dangerous, can defend himself and get up after fouls,” says Hitzlsperger, who made seven Premier League appearances for Everton in 2012/13.
“I trust he can get Transfermarkt to correct the price up a bit.”
One of the fastest forwards in Germany, Wamangituka produced two goals and one assist as Stuttgart battered Borussia Dortmund 5-1 in December, the second-youngest side in Bundesliga history humiliating one of the division’s giants on their own soil.
Wamangituka also scored a pair of brilliant individual goals against Mainz and Monchengladbach recently, running from inside his own half before finishing in style.
It’s that kind of devastating forward play that has Stuttgart sporting director Sven Mislintat comparing his prized asset to a certain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Bundesliga.com).
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