Who would have thought that among Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike, the big names of the last transfer window, it would be the German Nick Woltemade standing out in the Premier League.Signed for around...
Who would have thought that among Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike, the big names of the last transfer window, it would be the German Nick Woltemade standing out in the Premier League.
Signed for around 75 million euros, the 1.98-meter tall striker arrived amid skepticism, but he already has five goals in eight matches for the Magpies.
His latest goal was a stunner, a backheel, in the 2-1 loss to Brighton in the Premier League—a move that went viral on social media and even drew comparisons to Zlatan Ibrahimovic. 👇
Fourth @premierleague goal for Big Nick 🇩🇪 pic.twitter.com/pN3gdn7Siw
— Newcastle United (@NUFC) October 18, 2025
'Ugly duckling?'
Woltemade's performance in the Premier League has already surpassed the two most hyped names from the last window, who made Liverpool open their wallets.
While Ekitiké, signed for 90 million euros from Frankfurt, has three goals in six games, and Isak, who came from Newcastle for 150 million, has three games and no goals in the English league.
The former Stuttgart player even found himself involved in controversy after Karl-Heinz Rummenigge criticized the amount paid for his transfer.
In an interview with Blickpunkt Sport, the former Bayern executive mocked the deal Newcastle made with Stuttgart.
"I congratulate Stuttgart for finding an 'idiot' willing to pay so much," he concluded.
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