Alexander Wehrle, who announced in a photo column after a homophobic statement by the Qatar World Cup ambassador that he still wanted to travel to the venue of the upcoming World Cup, has now changed his plans.

However, this should only be a consequence of the sporting situation. Wehrle explained in the Sky interview after the 0-2 defeat against Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday that he would rather stay in the club environment to work on the urgent problems at VfB.

The main issue is the pending decision about the future of interim coach Michael Wimmer and the expiring contract of sports director Sven Mislintat. "We will negotiate immediately after the trip to the USA in order to then make the best decision for VfB," said the VfB CEO (via Stuttgarter Nachrichten).

According to today's result, VfB will end the football year in 16th place in the table and is therefore in danger of relegation. In two days, the Swabians will travel to the USA for a week as part of a marketing tour.

This article was originally published on 90min.com/de as VfB Stuttgart: Alexander Wehrle cancels Qatar trip.