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Concerns are growing at VfL Wolfsburg amid the crisis at owners and German carmakers Volkswagen. According to local newspapers, there’s a major feeling of uncertainty among the club employees, while comments on the Volkswagen’s intranet have questioned why the company still afford “an expensive toy” like Wolfsburg, while thousands of jobs are under threat. The firm’s works council told VW employees at an event on Monday that the company intends to close at least three of its 10 plants in Germany and cut tens of thousands of jobs. Mass lay-offs are planned as all remaining VW plants in Germany …