Overview
- Nick Woltemade has joined Newcastle United from VfB Stuttgart for a reported fee of about €90 million, according to German media coverage.
- Karl‑Heinz Rummenigge said Bayern would not have paid such a price and referred to the paying club as an “idiot,” a remark he made on Bayerischer Rundfunk.
- He said he warned Bayern leaders Uli Hoeneß, Herbert Hainer, Max Eberl and Jan‑Christian Dreesen about unacceptable fee levels and called for joint action by FIFA and UEFA.
- VfB chief Alexander Wehrle responded wryly to Rummenigge’s comments, saying Stuttgart welcomes congratulations from Munich.
- FC Bayern confirmed VfB board member Rouven Kasper will become its marketing and sales executive on January 1, 2026, while Rummenigge also noted Bayern missed out on Florian Wirtz, who moved to Liverpool and has started slowly.