VfB Stuttgart sign German starlet Frans Krätzig on loan from Bayern Munich
VfB Stuttgart have snapped up 21-year-old Germany youth international Frans Krätzig from Bayern Munich on a season-long loan.
Krätzig will be reunited with Sebastian Hoeneß at Stuttgart, with the pair having worked together previously in Bayern's youth ranks.
After signing a loan deal with last year's Bundesliga runners-up, Krätzig - who has represented Germany's U20s eight times - is expected to provide stiff competition for his new full international teammate Maximilian Mittelstädt in Stuttgart.
Krätzig made his professional debut for Bayern in their 7-0 win over Bochum on Matchday 5 of the 2023/24 campaign and scored his first goal for the club just three days later, as Bayern beat Preußen Münster 4-0 in the DFB Cup.
He earned a total of four Bundesliga appearances, featured once in the UEFA Champions League and twice in the DFB Cup by the time Krätzig was loaned out to Austria Vienna in the winter transfer window.
Primarily a left-back, but also capable of playing in midfield, Krätzig immediately made an impression, playing in 17 of 18 games over the remainder of the Austrian Bundesliga season as Vienna qualified for next season's UEFA Conference League.
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