On first look, Woltemade seems a battering ram of a centre ahead – however that would not be farther from the reality.
The towering striker is technically gifted – snug wriggling it out of tight areas and linking play – and has even been nicknamed ‘Woltemessi’ by Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.
This distinctive profile satisfied Newcastle to interrupt their switch report to cap a outstanding 12 months for Woltemade.
A 12 months in the past, Woltemade was not even a family title in Germany. He was not even assured a beginning spot at Stuttgart when he joined the membership on a free switch from Werder Bremen.
Nonetheless, his progress since then has been outstanding.
Woltemade scored 17 targets in 33 video games for Stuttgart final season, together with the opener within the German Cup last, because the striker gained the primary main trophy of his profession.
He then lit up the Below-21 Euros final month and completed the event as prime scorer with six targets as Germany reached the ultimate, the place they misplaced to England in additional time.
Woltemade will not have a lot time to settle at Newcastle – neither did Isak, by the way, when he joined the membership at the same age and the same stage of the window three years in the past – however that is clearly a coachable participant with all of the attributes to go to a different stage below Howe and his employees.
That’s actually what Newcastle might be banking on and, given the scenario with Isak, and the dearth of time left within the window, the black-and-whites could have felt they needed to make the transfer this summer season.
In any other case, there’s a very actual chance that Woltemade, who additionally attracted bids from Bayern Munich, may merely have been unobtainable following one other spectacular season within the Bundesliga.
It doesn’t really feel like Newcastle are completed but, although.
They’re nonetheless energetic available in the market and stay occupied with Wolves striker Jorgen Strand Larsen and Brentford’s Yoane Wissa.
Neither deal could be simple to take action late within the window – there’s little time for Wolves or Brentford to supply a substitute earlier than Monday’s 19:00 BST deadline – however issues can transfer rapidly.
The Woltemade deal proved that.
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