VfL Wolfsburg is set to scrap plans for a 40 million euros (US$45.5m) training facility, according to reports, as main sponsor Volkswagen remains embroiled in a pollution-cheating scandal.

According to both German daily Bild and local newspaper Wolfsburg Nachrichten, the German Cup holders have shelved plans for an academy training centre, reported to cost between 30 and 40 million euros.

Wolfsburg, who are back in the Champions League for the first time since 2009, are sponsored to the tune of 100 million euros per season by the German car giants.

VW's new chief executive Matthias Mueller has said all of the company's investments will be re-appraised in the wake of the global scandal and this is the first sign of the football club tightening their belts.

The Bundesliga side appears to have already started looking for fresh sponsorship with German magazine Kicker reporting they are close to a deal worth 80 million euros with Nike.

The US sportswear giant is set to sign a ten-year deal to pay eight million euros per season as Wolfsburg's official kit supplier.