'Nothing to do with football': Salty Bayern Munich chief takes huge swipe at Newcastle United after Nick Woltemade signing
It seems that Newcastle United's record signing of Nick Woltemade has ruffled the feathers of the Bundesliga elite.
Bayern Munich had been trying all summer to sign Nick Woltemade from VfB Stuttgart, but could not meet their rival's demands.
Ultimately, Newcastle swooped in late in the window and got a deal done for the 23-year-old striker for a club record £69 million.
There has been a suggestion that Newcastle have overpaid for a largely unproven striker, and perhaps we have, but it was late in the window and our transfer tactics had not paid off over the summer, so it was time for a Hail Mary.
Bayern Munich chief Uli Hoeness isn't a happy man
Bayern also missed out on Florian Wirtz, who went to Liverpool for £116 million, which was another move that seemingly angered Bayern chief Uli Hoeness, who took a dig at Liverpool but saved the big guns for Newcastle in an interview with German media (via The Express).
"We're very satisfied at FC Bayern. We are the real winners of the summer transfer window. We have a strong team and didn't need to strengthen it much. Of course, we would have liked to have Florian Wirtz, but we'd never have bought him for €150m (£130m)."
"We offered €55m (£47.7m) for Nick Woltemade, while Stuttgart wanted €75m (£65m).
"In the end, he went to Newcastle for €90m (£78m). What Newcastle are doing has nothing to do with football. It's like Monopoly these days."
We can understand Bayern's frustrations, but we will still mock them
Someone isn't very happy that the Premier League makes more money than the Bundesliga. Of course, we know how frustrating it is to be beaten to targets by clubs with way more spending power, but as an executive, you'd think he'd be a bit more diplomatic.
He sounded very much like that sentient Tangerine from across the pond. "We have the best transfer window, our players are the best, nobody has better players than us".
To be honest, it's just nice being on the other side of this fence, as it's usually us whinging about the unlimited spending power of our rivals.
