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Finn Jeltsch to Liverpool

VfB Stuttgart

Liverpool

Defender · 20y · Germany · contract until 2030

Chance it happens in January

No trusted reporter yet. Stories like this complete 6 in 100 times.

Carried by Sport Witness (aggregator), Diario SPORT via Transfer News Live (aggregator) and El Nacional via Transfer News Live (aggregator).

Reported fee: €50m
Value: €34m
Reporters: 1

Where he ends up in the January windowEvery outcome by the January deadline, adding up to 100%. A move in a later window is not counted. Open a club for its rumour.

LiverpoolThis rumour
FC BarcelonaRumour page
Other clubNot yet named
Stays at VfB StuttgartNo move

What the number is based on

ReportingNo trusted reporter3 outlets, all tabloids or aggregatorsAgainst the move
ContractRuns to June 20303 years 8 months leftAgainst the move
LiverpoolSpending close to its limitMoves from Bundesliga to Premier League are commonAgainst the move
FeeReported €50mValue €34m

The story so far

4 reports · newest first

Saturday
El NacionalTrust 46via Transfer News LiveFull post
“🚨 Liverpool are preparing a €40M offer for Stuttgart centre-back Finn Jeltsch amid competition from Barcelona. The Reds are in advanced talks with the 20-year-old German defender's representatives over a potential move.”
Wednesday
Sport WitnessTrust 55AggregatorAggregatorFull post
“Liverpool enter ‘bidding war’ – Andoni Iraola’s ready to challenge Hansi Flick & co. Liverpool have positioned themselves in the race to sign VfB Stuttgart’s Finn Jeltsch and are ready to fight with other clubs for his signature.”
Diario SPORTTrust 46via Transfer News LiveFull post
“🚨 Barcelona are considering a January move for Stuttgart centre-back Finn Jeltsch amid interest from Liverpool and Real Madrid. Hansi Flick has approved the 20-year-old as a potential signing, with Arsenal and Atletico Madrid also interested.”
Monday
Sport WitnessTrust 55Earliest mentionEarliest mentionFull post
“Liverpool ready to ruin Madrid and Barca transfer plans – Reds willing to pay €50m. Liverpool and Barcelona are among the clubs chasing Werder Bremen’s Finn Jeltsch, and Hansi Flick is leading their transfer pursuit.”

Chance it happens in January

Long shot

Reported fee: €50m
Value: €34m

AuthorTransfer Tracker AnalystLast updated3 Nov 2026StatusUp to date

Liverpool linked with Stuttgart's Finn Jeltsch amid thin reports

The situation

Liverpool are being talked about as admirers of Finn Jeltsch, the 20-year-old Stuttgart centre-back, with reports claiming interest ranging from an offer prepared worth €40m to a willingness to pay as much as €50m. Barcelona are also credited with interest, and Real Madrid, Arsenal and Atletico Madrid have all been mentioned in passing by one outlet or another. No Premier League window is open today; the next one runs from 1 January to 1 February 2027, so nothing can be completed before then even if talks are genuine.

The reporting

The sourcing here is thin. Diario SPORT's report was relayed by Transfer News Live on 28 October, and that same account, along with a separate one from Sport Witness, has carried the story since. Nothing has been corroborated by a trusted reporter. This is tabloid and aggregator territory, not confirmed interest.

The outlook

Given that, this looks like a long shot rather than anything close to done. Jeltsch signed for Stuttgart in February 2025 and has 42 months left on his contract once the January window opens, running to June 2030, which hands Stuttgart total control over any price. Liverpool would need to beat Barcelona and possibly others to the front of the queue, and nothing suggests they have done that yet.

What to watch

Watch for any sign of a concrete bid once the January window opens, or confirmation from a trusted reporter that talks have actually progressed beyond interest.

Sources the analyst weighed

Sport WitnessTrust 55