Meira No Longer Stuttgart Captain
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Stuttgart trainer Armin Veh has decided to replace defender Fernando Meira as team captain next season.
The Portuguese international has been the subject of increased transfer speculation this summer and trainer Armin Veh has decided to replace him as team captain regardless of whether he leaves or stays.
The club have revealed that they haven’t as yet received any offers for their defensive lynch-pin and team manager Horst Heldt is of the opinion that Meira will stay with the Swabians.
“I know nothing about him wanting to leave. He has said nothing to me” Heldt explained.
The new captain has not been named as yet, but is expected to be revealed in the coming week at the club’s training camp at Going in Austria.
The main candidates are midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger, Mario Gomez and new veteran goalkeeper Jens Lehmann.
Meira was the captain who led the club to the Bundesliga title in 2007.
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Lehmann is seriously a candidate? LOL, Stuttgart are a joke!
I understand why Gomez is a strong candidate, that is a smart move.
They want to give him the armband, to persuade him to stay at the club for longer.
Hitzslsperger wouldn't be bad, either.