The Bayern Munich chief has expressed his dissatisfaction with Newcastle United following the signing of Nick Woltemade from VfB Stuttgart in a club-record-breaking £65million deal. In the final week of the summer transfer window, Newcastle United signed Nick Woltemade, a transfer target of Bayern Munich.
Bayern had been linked with a move for the 23-year-old German international throughout the summer, following his 17-goal breakthrough season with Stuttgart and the victory in the Under-21s European Championship golden boot competition. However, the Bundesliga champions were ultimately priced out of a potential transfer as Newcastle swooped in to negotiate a club record £65 million transfer, which included add-ons.
Uli Hoeness, a member of the Bayern supervisory board, expressed his dissatisfaction with The Magpies’ transfer expenditures in response to the agreement.
However, this is not the first instance in which Hoeness has criticised Woltemade’s valuation.
The Bayern chief has expressed his dissatisfaction with the fee for Nick Woltemade, characterised as “out of his mind.”
During the summer, Bayern was seeking to negotiate a deal with Stuttgart for Woltemade that would be valued at approximately £50 million. Lothar Matthäus, a German football icon, stated to the prominent German publication BILD during the transfer pursuit that Bayern’s valuation was too low and that Woltemade should be valued at €80-100 million [£70-85 million].
However, Bayern’s vociferous leader refuted the assertion, asserting, “Lothar Matthäus is delusional!” For an extended period, these professionals have been a source of irritation for me.
In the end, Matthäus’ assertion was confirmed, as Newcastle and Stuttgart reached an agreement for a total of £65 million, with the potential for additional payments totalling up to £78 million. Hoeness told German media, “We are extremely satisfied with FC Bayern.” “We are the genuine beneficiaries of the summer transfer window.”
- We have a robust team and did not require significant reinforcement. Certainly, we would have preferred to acquire Florian Wirtz; however, we would never have paid €150 million [£130 million] for him. “We proposed a price of €55 million (£47.7 million) for Nick Woltemade, while Stuttgart desired €75 million [£65 million].” “Ultimately, Newcastle acquired him for €90 million (£78 million).” Newcastle’s actions are unrelated to football.
In the present day, it is comparable to Monopoly. In the interim, Bayern reached an agreement on a deadline-day loan deal that resulted in the transfer of Nicolas Jackson from Chelsea to Bayern. The fee for the loan was £14.2 million, and Bayern also included an obligation to buy clause of £56.2 million that was contingent upon performance-related criteria.
Hoeness also commented on Jackson’s transfer to Bayern, asserting that a permanent transfer for the forward is “unlikely.”
He informed German TV channel SPORT1 that the loan fee is not €16.5 million, as the player and his agent contributed €3 million. “There will undoubtedly be no permanent contract.” That is contingent upon his participation in 40 games from the outset; it is impossible.
Nick Woltemade preparing to debut for Newcastle United Woltemade will return to Tyneside to train with his new teammates for the first time in preparation for the Premier League tie against Wolverhampton Wanderers at St James’ Park on Saturday (3pm kick-off), following his two caps for Germany as a Newcastle United player during the international break.
and Yoane Wissa, who were each signed for £55 million on the deadline day, will both be eager to make their Newcastle debuts during the encounter.
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