Stuttgart let go of many important players for the team and now I doubt that they will be able to stay at the top of the standings again.
I agree that a lot of very good players was leaving Stuttgart but as far i have seen yesterday on Sky Transfer News Deniz Undav will be stay in Stuttgart.
And his contract will be going to 2027 and i think that is a very good thing for Stuttgart even he wasnt cheap for them.
And considering that Stuttgart will most likely be uncompetitive in the new season,
Dortmund will have three main competitors left, Bayern, Bayer and Leipzig, so yes, they will be in the top 4.
I would not cut Stuttgart off and for sure they will and have to be competitive when they playing in the Champions League and the German League.
Maybe they getting a few young good players in the next weeks , how knows.
Even though Stuttgart may have sold several key players, but the reality is that Stuttgart is also quite active in the player transfer window this time because Stuttgart has also bought several players as well as other players who have also returned from loan spells. Thus, I think there is still a good chance for Stuttgart to still be able to compete in the top four next season. But at least,if Stuttgart can still compete at least in the top six, I think Stuttgart will still be good.
Because after all, basically Stuttgart is not a luxury team with lots of star players and also, basically Stuttgart is not a team that always succeeds in getting into the race for trophies every season. Therefore, if for example Stuttgart is still competing in the top six then I think this is still good for Stuttgart. Because at least, Stuttgart also has good management and thus, it is still quite possible that Stuttgart will have a good performance next season.