Overview
- Nick Woltemade has seven goals in 19 appearances for Newcastle United and four in eight games for Germany, according to recent tallies reported in Germany.
- Former Newcastle player Dietmar Hamann lauded the 23-year-old’s composure under a heavy price tag, saying some players break under such pressure but he did not.
- The striker was booed in an early Germany outing against Northern Ireland, then answered with the winner in the return fixture before adding two goals versus Luxembourg and another against Slovakia.
- He scored a headed goal on his Newcastle debut against Wolverhampton and is seen to benefit from a strong midfield featuring Sandro Tonali, Bruno Guimarães and Joelinton.
- Newcastle’s reported €90 million outlay from the summer is being reassessed more positively as Woltemade visits Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League, a backdrop to earlier mockery highlighted by Karl-Heinz Rummenigge’s “idiots” quip.