Nick Woltemade will be in contention to make his debut for Newcastle United against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday, after completing a move to St James’ Park from VfB Stuttgart on August 30th.
The forward will soon return to England after representing Germany in this international break, where he struggled to impress for the national team in the World Cup qualifiers against Slovenia and the Northern Ireland.
This shouldn’t be a concern for Newcastle as Bild explain why he struggled under Julian Naglesmann.
Last season, Woltemade was mainly utilised as a second striker at Stuttgart, scoring 17 times and registering three assists from 33 games.
He was instrumental in helping German U21 win the UEFA U21 European championship, managing six goals and three assists from five games as a second striker.
Bild say Naglesmann used the Newcastle signing to lead Germany’s attack in the absence of West Ham United’s Niclas Füllkrug instead of utilising him as second striker, alongside another No.9.
Despite his height [6ft 6 in], the outlet say heading isn’t his strong suit and is working on improving this aspect of his game.
Bild state: ‘Woltemade’s strength lies more in his technique and understanding of the game than the pure penalty-area play of a traditional striker.’
They further add the attacker wasn’t supported by his national teammates in the last two games, while he can’t be blamed for attention on him after his big move to Newcastle.
The Magpies have added Yoane Wissa to their squad on deadline day. Eddie Howe could get the best out of Woltemade by deploying him as a second striker, behind Wissa, and therefore, the German’s poor displays for his country shouldn’t concern Newcastle.
