Now Nick Woltemade is heading to Tyneside, we can read out the summer final scores. Premier League 2 Bayern Munich 0, after Florian Wirtz recently described his decision to choose Liverpool ahead of Bayern – which profoundly shocked many in Germany, not least the perennial champions themselves – as “taking the more difficult option” in order to best develop his talents.
Woltemade, rather than waiting for a move to Munich next summer, has followed his international colleague in taking the plunge. The Germany No 9 shirt beckons at next summer’s World Cup and the man who will presumably be filling that role at St James’ Park is prepared to seize his opportunity.
