Nick Woltemade says there's no bad blood from Bayern Munich players in Germany setup

"There was constant back and forth between the two clubs in the negotiations and it became increasingly difficult to make any sort of progression as Stuttgart were not exactly fond of the idea of offloading their key striker to a Bundesliga rival. They had already lost Serhou Guirassy to Borussia Dortmund and didn't want to have the same thing happening again, even though Woltemade had made it clear he was heavily interested in making the step up to Bayern."

"In the end, Woltemade wound up joining Newcastle United in the Premier League instead of Bayern for a fee of roughly €85m plus performance-based add-ons. The Geordie club were a bit more able to spend that kind of money on the striker, and for Stuttgart, they didn't wind up selling him to a direct Bundesliga rival - it was a win win for the Swabians in that regard."

"In the Premier League, Woltemade doesn't often play against his Germany compatriots, but he's been in solid form for the national team in World Cup qualifying, where Julian Nagelsmann's squads are routinely made up of a heavy Bayern contingent. Bild am Sonntag recently captured the striker talking about interacting with Bayern players at the German national team camps, and he said that there's no bad blood despite the fact that he was, for all intents and purposes, supposed to be a Bayern signing."

Florian Wirtz moved to Liverpool, creating an expectation that Nick Woltemade might join Bayern Munich from VfB Stuttgart. Negotiations stalled as Stuttgart resisted selling a key striker to a direct Bundesliga rival after already losing Serhou Guirassy to Borussia Dortmund. Newcastle United ultimately signed Woltemade for about €85m plus performance add-ons, with the Premier League club able to spend and Stuttgart avoiding a domestic rival sale. Woltemade has performed well for Germany in World Cup qualifying, and interactions with Bayern players at national team camps have been cordial, with teammates offering congratulations and no evident bad blood.

Read at Bavarian Football Works