At the bottom of the German Bundesliga table, there is an effort to keep German youth national team member Stefan Kiessling in their ranks. To prove their intentions, the club has offered a new contract to the striker, who is being looked at by London's Arsenal and Gelsenkirchen's Schalke.
Although the young talent's contract with Nuremberg club still has two years left, his impressive performance in the German championship and representing the German U-21 national team has attracted the attention of clubs like Arsenal and Schalke.
Responding to such interest, the club officials have offered the 21-year-old German to extend his contract until 2009.
S. Kiessling, who has scored three goals in 8 matches for the club, has become one of the leaders in a club struggling for points with his performance.