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Woltemade Shrugs Off Rummenigge 'Idiots' Jibe as Newcastle Record Buy Keeps Scoring

The Germany striker says the remark was unfortunate rather than dramatic.

Overview

  • Nick Woltemade told BILD he read Karl-Heinz Rummenigge’s full comments and chose not to react at the time, calling the phrasing somewhat unfortunate.
  • He said Bayern Munich players congratulated him at Germany camp and that there was no bad blood over his move.
  • Newcastle signed Woltemade from Stuttgart for a club-record fee reported at about £69m after Bayern’s efforts stalled near €60m against Stuttgart’s €75m valuation.
  • Since joining, Woltemade has 7 goals in 14 matches for Newcastle across competitions, including 4 in his first 8 Premier League appearances.
  • He has also scored for Germany, netting a brace against Luxembourg, while former Newcastle winger Chris Waddle dismissed Rummenigge’s criticism as sour grapes.