Overview

• Newcastle named the Germany striker in the starting XI at St James’ Park for Saturday’s match against Wolverhampton.
• Reports on the transfer price range up to €90 million, while Woltemade said the final sum was €75 million.
• Didi Hamann argued Newcastle is a better step for his development than Bayern and said about ten league goals would be a solid return.
• He joins a side sitting 17th with two points from three matches, increasing pressure to lift a slow-starting attack.
• Woltemade cited the Premier League and Champions League as key draws, as reactions in Germany spanned fan boos to Rudi Völler’s backing and Philipp Lahm’s skepticism.