In his first days at VfB Stuttgart, Bruno Labbadia immediately identified a shortcoming: the Swabians lack order and structure. Therefore, a winter transfer should improve it. Apparently Josuha Guilavogui is in focus.
Stuttgart’s first appearance under Bruno Labbadia ended in disappointment: last Friday the team suffered a 3-0 defeat in a friendly against FC Luzern.
The team isn’t back together yet, a single test match is never really meaningful and the new coach only ended his first week with the game. But Labbadia used the 90 minutes to get important impressions. He complained: “There is a lack of structure.”
A shortcoming that is to be addressed in January. With the turn of the year, the winter transfer window opens at the same time. VfB seems to want to do more to have a better chance of staying up.
It is therefore primarily about important support for Wataru Endo. The Japanese knows how to convince in his role and task, but too often he has to do too much on his own.
According to the kicker, Josuha Guilavogui should help out. The 32-year-old is under contract in Wolfsburg until the end of the current season.
But the Frenchman offers many qualities that Labbadia appreciate: He is experienced, knows the Bundesliga and is tactically adept. Therefore he would offer the “all-round carefree package” for the coach, as the magazine puts it. The problem, however, is that the Swabians could not normally afford the veteran.
The hope: Guilavogui is not an important regular player at VfL, but rather a supplementary player. There is little prospect of a contract extension. In order to take at least a little money with them before the working paper vanishes into thin air, Wolfsburg could be satisfied with a mini-transfer.
However, a quick agreement, should it come about at all, is not yet to be expected. According to the kicker, “there are still plenty of hurdles”.
This article was originally published on 90min.com/de as Labbadia wants more structure: VfB has published the Bundesliga organizer on the note.
