Newcastle United's Nick Woltemade found Bayern Munich exec's comments 'not quite so dramatic'

"My teammates commented on it, I didn't. I think that was the right thing to do,"

"A lot was made of my name, Bayern, and transfer fee during the summer; that was the story of the summer. To answer your question: the headlines everywhere said 'idiots' - but I read Mr. Rummenigge's entire statement - ​​it was certainly somewhat unfortunate, but not quite so dramatic."

"as his comments could literally be translated into calling Newcastle "idiots" for spending so much money to get Woltemade."

Bayern Munich failed to sign top summer targets Florian Wirtz and Nick Woltemade, with Wirtz joining Liverpool and Woltemade moving to Newcastle United. Karl‑Heinz Rummenigge used a German idiom that was widely interpreted as calling Newcastle "idiots" for their transfer spending, prompting reactions from some Newcastle players. Woltemade initially stayed silent and later addressed the matter during international duty with Germany, saying teammates commented but he did not. He noted that much was made of his name and fee, that the "idiots" headlines were unfortunate, and that reading the full statement made the situation less dramatic.

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