Overview
- Breaking his silence, Nick Woltemade called Karl-Heinz Rummenigge’s comment “somewhat unfortunate” and said he chose not to react at the time.
- He reported no bad blood in the national team, noting Bayern players such as Joshua Kimmich and Leon Goretzka congratulated his transfer.
- Newcastle signed the striker from Stuttgart for a club-record fee reported at about £69m (€85m including add-ons) after Bayern’s offers reportedly topped out near €60m.
- Woltemade has begun well at Newcastle with seven goals in 14 appearances across competitions and he recently hit a brace for Germany against Luxembourg.
- Former Newcastle winger Chris Waddle characterized Rummenigge’s remarks as sour grapes, suggesting Bayern had expected a lower price.