VfB Stuttgart was a genuine contender for the Bundesliga title losing out only to Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich. Mario Gómez hit 24 goals in the league campaign only to make a shock switch to rivals Bayern for the highest-received transfer fee in the clubs’ history.
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