VfB Stuttgart have confirmed that they turned down a Bundesliga
record bid of €25 million from Bayern Munich for star striker Mario
Gomez.
The powerful striker has had sensational back-to-back seasons
with Stuttgart and has been linked with clubs all around Europe,
including Arsenal, Chelsea, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Milan and
Roma.
However, a poor Euro 2008 - his first showing on the big stage -
cooled much interest from around Europe, but Bayern Munich remained
in the hunt to lure yet another striker to the Allianz Arena, where
they already have Lucas Podolski, Luca Toni and Miroslav
Klose.
Bayern have inisted [...]