VfB Stuttgart

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A centre back is in the wishlist of Stuttgart coach Armin Veh.

They also need a versatile midfielder.

VfB-Trainer Veh fordert zum Trainingsstart weitere Neuzugänge - transfermarkt.de

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Stuttgart still want reinforcements

VfB Stuttgart were missing six EURO players as they resumed training with newcomers Jan Simak und Martin Lanig. German internationals Jens Lehmann, Mario Gomez und Thomas Hitzlsperger are due to report on 21. Juli. Also missing after EURO duty are Swiss Ludovic Magnin, Romania's Ciprian Marica and Portugal's Fernando Meira. .

Ricardo Osorio and Pavel Pardo are due back on 7. July after playing for Mexico in the World Cup qualifying round. Coach Armin Veh hopes for two new signings in addition to Simak und Lanig. "We need a fourth central defender and a midfielder. That's all we have the money for." He's counting on Germany striker Gomez staying with the club.

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A guest trains with VfB

Officially his contract with Stuttgart only ends on Monday 30. June. But Silvio Meißner actually hung up his boots in May at the end of the season, bringing a long and successful career to an end.

As a result, he didn't join the team in Donaueschingen at the club's training camp. Nonetheless, "Meise" spent yesterday and this morning on club business.

In his new function as scout, he and former Stuttgart player Olaf Schmäler brought a guest to the club.: he is 24-year old Iranian Shic Rezaei Khonakdar who will try out with Armin Veh's team over the next few days.

The big defender, who is with Iranian club Persepolis, plays for the national team. He's used to playing on the right or the centre in defence and also in midfield.

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I don't know much about this guy, but it says here that he's a RB who's "good on the ball and has good technique for a defender".

For Iran he's got stiff competition at RB though with Kaabi and Mahdavikia both able to play there and they usually get the nod (he's only got 6 caps, although 1 goal as well).

It'll be interesting to see how he does though, this is shaping up to be a very good summer for Iranian footballers.