Overview
- Since moving to Newcastle in the summer for a reported €75 million, he has scored six goals in 14 appearances.
- He says early Premier League outings brought cramps but adaptation has produced clear physical gains and more effective defensive work in Newcastle's pressing.
- Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann describes him as the national team's current No. 1 striker after a winner in Northern Ireland and a decisive brace in Luxembourg.
- A SPORT1 analysis using Opta/Stats Perform data finds a wider action radius at Newcastle but fewer ball actions per 90 minutes and more minutes per goal involvement than at Stuttgart, with cross‑league comparisons limited.
- He acknowledges pressure from the fee and Bayern pursuit, says early goals eased it, downplays Karl‑Heinz Rummenigge's 'idiots' comment, and notes Bayern players later sent congratulations.