After Rummenigge’s jibe: VfB chief hits back at Woltemade dig | OneFootball

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge recently commented on the mega-transfer of Nick Woltemade with bold words. While the former Bayern CEO referred to someone as an "idiot" for paying 90 million euros for the national striker, Stuttgart took the jab with a wink.

VfB Stuttgart received a record amount in the summer for Nick Woltemade, who transferred to Newcastle United for up to 90 million euros after months of transfer negotiations. FC Bayern had also pursued the 23-year-old for weeks but withdrew when VfB's transfer demands exceeded the 60 million mark.

Rummenigge explained in BR's Blickpunkt Sport: "I can only congratulate those in Stuttgart for finding, let's say in quotes, an idiot who paid so much money. Because we certainly wouldn't have done that in Munich!"

Wehrle takes the jab lightly

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The reaction from Stuttgart was prompt—and surprisingly relaxed. VfB boss Alexander Wehrle stated to BILD: "We always welcome congratulations from Munich."

For Rummenigge, however, the matter was an example of how the transfer market is drifting into exaggerated dimensions. "When the story with Woltemade and then Stuttgart's demand came up, I, just like Uli Hoeneß, Herbert Hainer, Jan-Christian Dreesen, and Max Eberl said: Guys, we're slowly reaching dimensions that I simply don't find acceptable anymore."

The former CEO of FC Bayern emphasized that they are not willing in Munich to "meet every demand in the end to make someone happy, especially the financiers there at VfB Stuttgart."

While Newcastle United places great hopes in Woltemade despite the record sum, the Swabians are pleased with the enormous income—and remain unfazed by Rummenigge's jab.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.