"The part of the story that keeps getting swept under the rug is that Woltemade wanted to move to Bayern Munich, but VfB Stuttgart refused to sell him to the Bavarians even for a price that was considered to be above market value. That frustrated Woltemade, strained his relationship with Stuttgart, and eventually led to Newcastle United swooping in. The whole situation has left a bad taste in the mouth of Bayern Munich, something which Rummenigge had no probably detailing to the media."
"coming from someone who is part of a football club, in terms of Bayern Munich, a really respected football club. He shouldn't be speaking about, especially, another German player like that so disrespectfully. That's our job, we are pundits, not somebody associated with such a fantastic club. That is really disrespectful, and when I saw that, I thought 'Do you know what? I really hope that lad shoves those words down his mouth.'"
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge labeled Newcastle United 'idiots' for the fee paid for Nick Woltemade, drawing sharp rebuke from pundits such as Jamie Carragher. Carragher called the remark disrespectful toward a young German player and criticized Rummenigge's position as a Bayern Munich official. Woltemade had sought a move to Bayern Munich, but VfB Stuttgart refused to sell him even for an above-market price, which strained his relationship with Stuttgart and opened the door for Newcastle United. The transfer left Bayern Munich with a sour impression, while Bayern then recorded a 3-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt before an international break under Vincent Kompany.
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