Reported Arsenal and Wolverhampton Wanderers target Angelo Stiller will swap Bayern Munich for Hoffenheim after deciding against a move away from the Bundesliga, according to Sport1.
Julian Nagelsmann may be long gone on the streets of Sinsheim but, in Sebastian Hoeness, the perennial overachievers of German football have another talented, forward-thinking coach with a fine track record when it comes to developing youngsters.
Hoeness, the nephew of former Bayern president Uli, led FC Hollywood’s reserve side to the third tier title last season before moving on to Hoffenheim.
And, according to Sport1, he is now set to raid his former employers for one of the most exciting Munich-based talents of his generation.
Stiller has rejected the chance to sign a contract extension with the reigning European champions.
The 19-year-old is, quite understandably, concerned about his lack of first-team prospects at the Allianz Arena. Stiller may have been handed his Champions League debut this month but has yet to make the matchday squad for a Bundesliga fixture.
Arsenal and Wolves have both been linked with the ball-playing, deep-lying midfielder who idolises Xabi Alonso and Toni Kroos (Sun, 12 October, page 61).
But reports in Germany are claiming Stiller has decided to reunite with Hoeness at Hoffenheim rather than test himself on English shores.
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