""I'll be honest. When this story with Woltemade and then the demand from Stuttgart came up, I, as well as Uli, Herbert Hainer, Jan Dreesen, and Max Eberl, said folks, we're slowly getting to a level that I simply don't find acceptable anymore. We shouldn't fulfil every demand to make someone happy, especially the financiers at VfB Stuttgart. I can only congratulate those in Stuttgart for finding I'll use quotation marks here an idiot who paid that much money. Because we certainly wouldn't have done that in Munich!""
"Nick Woltemade scored Newcastle's goal against Arsenal, making it two goals in two home Premier League matches for the striker signed in the summer from Stuttgart. Fans in the north East have taken to their new number 27, although it is safe to say that the feeling is not shared by those in his native Germany."
Newcastle lost 2-1 to Arsenal, continuing a difficult start to the season. The club signed Nick Woltemade from Stuttgart in the summer amid uncertainty around Alexander Isak. Woltemade scored against Arsenal, giving him two goals in two home Premier League matches and prompting positive reactions from local fans. Reactions in Germany were more critical. Former Bayern Munich chairman Karl‑Heinz Rummenigge criticised Newcastle for meeting Stuttgart's reported €90m asking price and called those who paid that sum an "idiot," contrasting Newcastle's move with how Bayern would have behaved during the transfer window.
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