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VfB Stuttgart have announced modest aims for next season as they are confronted with losing several key players from their surprise run to the Bundesliga runner-up spot last term. “We can wish for a lot. But to assume that we’ll finish second again would be naive at best,” sporting director Fabian Wohlgemuth told dpa. “What we’re aiming for in the table next year is a position between 12th and ninth,” he said, adding that anything better would of course be welcomed. Stuttgart narrowly avoided relegation 12 months ago but then rebounded with a strong season to finish in second place behind Baye…

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