After pursuing him all summer but failing to agree a fee, Bayern Munich have now lost out on the signing of Nick Woltemade to Newcastle United.
The German giants had a number of bids turned down and it was claimed at one stage that the 23-year-old would wait until 2026 to join the Bundesliga winners.
However, Newcastle stepped in this week, pounced while Bayern worked on a loan deal for Nicolas Jackson and have beaten them to it, securing the man they had earmarked as Harry Kane’s long-term replacement
Reacting to our big move for the 6ft 6″ striker today, Bayern’s sporting director Christoph Freund has been speaking to Kicker, and it doesn’t sound like he’s taken it too well!
Freund describes Newcastle as a “good club” but not a “top tier” club, also suggesting that the money on offer in the Premier League is a big factor behind Woltemade failing to join Bayern instead:
“We at Bayern Munich are very, very attractive, we notice that again and again when we talk to players. Financially, the Premier League is in a different league. You have discussions, you have a certain relationship.”
“Ultimately, it’s the player’s decision as to what’s the best step for his career. We’re not involved in that. The sums of money involved; how much money is at stake; that they have brutal opportunities in the Premier League.”
“Not just two or three clubs, many clubs. Newcastle is a good club, but not the top tier.”
“Bayern Munich is Bayern Munich, a very, very big club. The boys can win titles here, we can offer them very interesting options internationally, and domestically as well. It’s always the player’s decision.”
They haven’t taken it too well, which is probably a reflection of how keen they’ve been on the Stuttgart striker who starred at the U21 Euros earlier this summer.
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