VfB Stuttgart signs Dzenan Pejcinovic from VfL Wolfsburg for €25M

VfB Stuttgart have secured one of the more interesting young forwards in German football this summer, agreeing a €25 million deal with VfL Wolfsburg for 21-year-old Dženan Pejčinović. The agreement was confirmed around August 8-9, 2026, wrapping up weeks of back-and-forth negotiations that tested both clubs’ patience.

How the deal came together

Stuttgart did not land this one easily. Earlier bids reportedly ranged between €18 million and €23.5 million including potential bonuses, meaning the clubs haggled through multiple rounds before settling on a clean €25 million figure. Negotiations intensified through July 2026 before both sides finally shook hands in early August.

FC Porto had identified Pejčinović as a target and pushed to bring him to Portugal. Stuttgart ultimately won out because Pejčinović wanted to stay in Germany.

Wolfsburg, for their part, were not exactly in a position of strength. The club was relegated from the Bundesliga during the 2025/26 season. Pejčinović’s deal ran until June 2029, so Wolfsburg were not forced to sell, but holding onto an ambitious young forward at a second-division club is its own kind of negotiation.

Who Stuttgart are actually getting

Born February 15, 2005, in Munich, Pejčinović is German-raised and has represented the Germany U21 national team. At 1.88 meters, he is a left-footed centre-forward capable of functioning as a focal point in attack.

The numbers from his 2025/26 season at Wolfsburg: 8 goals in 35 Bundesliga appearances. That comes with the caveat that he was playing for a team that finished the season in the relegation places. The research also notes a loan spell at Fortuna Düsseldorf during the 2024/25 season as part of his development path.

Wolfsburg’s contract running to 2029 gave them pricing power even after relegation, and Stuttgart’s willingness to clear the €25 million bar signals how highly they rate his trajectory.

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