Nick Woltemade emerges as transfer target for Real Madrid as Los Blancos join Chelsea in hunt for towering Stuttgart & Germany U21 striker

Real Madrid are interested in signing towering Stuttgart striker Nick Woltemade, amid rival interest from Chelsea.

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• Real eye Woltemade
• Having standout Under-21 Euros
• Chelsea also linked with striker

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Woltemade has emerged as a standout talent at the European Under-21 Championship, scoring six goals, including a hat-trick in a 3-0 win over Slovenia. In the Bundesliga, for Stuttgart, the striker scored 12 league goals in 28 games as they finished ninth.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Woltemade stands at 6'6 tall, and along with the Blues and Los Blancos, he has also been linked with a potential move to Bayern Munich. He would be seen as a potential back-up option for the super-clubs, were he to move.

• DID YOU KNOW?

  The 23-year-old has only been with Stuttgart for a season, having spent four years at Werder Bremen. In his time at Bremen, he only managed to score two senior goals.

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  WHAT NEXT?

  Germany will face England Under-21s in the final of the European Under-21 Championships this weekend. The Young Lions beat the Netherlands on Wednesday in their semi-final.