Expert shares worrying Nick Woltemade verdict for Newcastle fans as £26m claim made
Newcastle are close to signing Nick Woltemade from VfB Stuttgart.
The Germany international is heading to Tyneside after the Magpies agreed a £65m fee with the Bundesliga side – whose own sources claim the deal is actually worth £78m.
Didi Hamann feels Newcastle are overpaying by £26m for Nick Woltemade
The 52-year-old has now told Sky Germany: “Nick Woltemade is a good player, but €60m (£52m) was already too much for me. Now they’re paying €90m (£78m).
“The prices are very inflated, which is certainly also due to the fact that Liverpool want Alexander Isak – and will probably get him.
“The German clubs would be well advised not to go along with this madness, because this transfer fee is completely unfounded.”
Hamann clearly feels Newcastle have overpaid by £26m to sign Woltemade.
However, in a difficult striker market where Brentford want £60m for Yoane Wissa and Wolves demand £70m for Jorgen Strand Larsen, you can see why Newcastle have offered to pay so much for the 23-year-old, who many in Germany consider to be the nation’s leading No.9 in future.
TBR Football understand Newcastle do still plan to sign another striker having released Callum Wilson earlier this summer, with Wissa or Larsen the most likely to follow Woltemade.
Numbers suggest Nick Woltemade could be better than Alexander Isak
It is important to note that Isak only scored six goals for Real Sociedad across 32 appearances in La Liga throughout the 2021/22 campaign, before Newcastle spent £63m to sign him at the age of 22.
In comparison, Woltemade – aged 23 – scored 12 goals in 28 Bundesliga appearances last season, double the amount the Swede managed before his lucrative move to Tyneside in fewer games
