Nick Woltemade’s future at Newcastle United is ‘completely uncertain’ as he’s unhappy with his playing time at St James Park.
Sky Sport Germany report that the striker is ‘currently very unhappy’ with his playing time at Newcastle after a disappointing few months in the North East.
Hero to zero in Newcastle
Just a few months ago, Nick Woltemade was considered the brightest star in Germany’s striker options. After impressing at VfB Stuttgart, he was being eyed by Bayern Munich.
Instead, he joined Newcastle United in an €80m deal in the summer. And the early signs were positive as he immediately made an impact under Eddie Howe.
He was also a firm fixture under Julian Nagelsman in the Germany set up, scoring five goals in six qualifiers between September and November. Six months later, the ‘euphoria in Germany has largely faded’ according to Sky.
The country have been watching as Woltemade and Newcastle have ‘slipped into crisis’. Woltemade has failed to score in the Premier League this season and managed just 25 minutes of playing time. He spent the win over Brighton sat on the bench.
According to Sky’s information, Woltemade is ‘very dissatisfied’ with his playing time. That’s left his future at St James Park ‘completely uncertain’ this summer’.
The plan is for the 24-year-old to focus fully on the World Cup and then make a decision about his future entirely. A move to Bayern Munich is currently not on the cards.
Summer transfer is difficult
The problem for both Newcastle and Nick Woltemade is the fee that the Magpies paid last summer. That was heavily inflated by Alexander Isak’s departure to Liverpool at the last minute.
Now, he’s valued at €65m but there are few clubs in European football who would pay such a figure. Woltemade has hardly been a flop, but he’s not been a complete success either.
Newcastle would either have to sell at an extremely reduced cost, which is unlikely, or the striker will need to force his way out. The latter certainly wouldn’t go down well after Isak’s actions last summer.
It leaves them both in an awkward position. Even if Newcastle and Woltemade want to go their separate ways, making that happen is a hard prospect in reality.
