Overview

• Germany’s FA said Woltemade was expected at their Herzogenaurach base late Tuesday after a flu-related delay.
• It remains unclear when he will rejoin full training, leaving his involvement against Luxembourg and Northern Ireland uncertain.
• Eddie Howe is understood to prefer the striker stays on Tyneside to work on fitness and conditioning with Newcastle staff.
• Woltemade has started strongly for Newcastle with four goals in seven appearances, including scoring in his first three Premier League home matches.
• Criticism of the transfer fee has intensified in Germany, with Bayern figures reported to have called Newcastle “idiots” and Thomas Schaaf labelling the £69m price “completely surreal.”