Klose was forced to apologise to the club after it was revealed in the German press he met with Bayern bosses to discuss a move just two days before his side were beaten 3-0 by Espanyol in their UEFA semifinal.

Last week Klose, top-scorer at last year's World Cup, announced he will see out his contract which finishes in June 2008, but talk of a possible move has been blamed for Bremen's UEFA Cup exit and drop in Bundesliga form.

"It is too easy to make me the scapegoat and to blame me for our slide," Klose told German magazine Sport-Bild.

"Opinions held by some people have really surprised me, they are totally wrong and I would go as far as to say, they are stupid."

But Klose admits he was naive to meet with Bayern officials to discuss a transfer and fingers have been pointed his way after Bremen dropped to third in the table.

"I showed some naivety, but what happened did not affect me, even if it is not very nice to be stabbed in the back by people who sang your praises the day before," he said.

Klose, 28, puts his recent poor performances down to "physical problems".

"I have not been 100 per cent for a long time, some blood test results showed up some problems, I always have give everything for this club," he said.