Phenomenon Nick Woltemade has graceful flow to be Isak’s substitute

Written on Sunday, 31 August 2025
Andy Brassell

After rejecting Bayern, the £70m German is prepared to seize his chance and become Newcastle’s next great striker

Now Nick Woltemade is heading to Tyneside, we can read out the summer final scores. Premier League 2 Bayern Munich 0, after Florian Wirtz recently described his decision to choose Liverpool ahead of Bayern – which profoundly shocked many in Germany, not least the perennial champions themselves – as “taking the more difficult option” in order to best develop his talents.

Woltemade, rather than waiting for a move to Munich next summer, has followed his international colleague in taking the plunge. The Germany No 9 shirt beckons at next summer’s World Cup and the man who will presumably be filling that role at St James’ Park is prepared to seize his opportunity.

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