Overview
- Newcastle beat Tottenham 2-0 at St James' Park, with Nick Woltemade heading the second to set up a quarter-final tie against Fulham.
- The 23-year-old has six goals in his first 11 appearances for Newcastle, outpacing Alexander Isak’s early return over his initial 11 games for the club.
- Eddie Howe called Woltemade “first class” and teammates including Fabian Schär and Sandro Tonali praised his impact on and off the ball.
- Newcastle players publicly pushed back after Bayern executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge derided the fee, with goalkeeper Nick Pope labelling the criticism “madness.”
- Former scout Mick Brown told Football Insider that Bayern Munich are continuing to monitor Woltemade as a long-term option, with no indication Newcastle would entertain talks.