Rummenigge under fire: English press take aim at Bayern chief | OneFootball

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge's harsh words about Nick Woltemade's mega-transfer to Newcastle United are making big waves. In England, the attack by the Bayern supervisory board is seen primarily as an expression of envy.

Newcastle paid 90 million euros for the 23-year-old DFB striker, who was also on FC Bayern's radar for a long time. For Rummenigge, this is a clear case of exaggeration: "I can only congratulate Stuttgart for finding an - in quotation marks - idiot who paid so much money. We certainly wouldn't have done that in Munich," the 70-year-old said on the BR show Blickpunkt Sport.

"Rummenigge, sore loser"

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The reaction from England didn't take long. The tabloid The Sun commented on the Bayern boss's dig with clear words: "Rummenigge, 70, sore loser and German legend, can't let the matter rest." The tenor: Bayern is simply envious, while Newcastle remains calm. Sports director Martin Lipton speaks in this context of "sour grapes" - an expression that describes envy and resentment.

Newcastle coach Eddie Howe was also unimpressed by the criticism: "That is really irrelevant. Market forces determine transfer fees - not necessarily a single club." For him, the main thing is the sporting added value: Woltemade has "started very strongly" and convinced after a short settling-in period.

Hoeneß and Wehrle get involved

Bayern's honorary president Uli Hoeneß had already criticized the business practices of the Saudis, who are behind Newcastle, on the SPORT1 Doppelpass: "This is Monopoly. Move forward to Schlossallee, then some sheikh comes and then you can buy."

VfB Stuttgart, who sold the striker to the English, reacted with a wink. CEO Alexander Wehrle ironically told Bild: "We always appreciate congratulations from Munich."

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