Bayern legend mocks €90m for Woltemade: Stuttgart think they've found a mug | OneFootball

German football legend and former Bayern Munich player, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, commented on the club's transfer policy and criticized the amounts requested in the negotiation for Nick Woltemade, a standout from Stuttgart last season.

In an interview with Blickpunkt Sport, the former executive of the German giant lamented the loss of Florian Wirtz, who transferred to Liverpool, but was categorical in explaining why Bayern gave up on Woltemade.

"When Stuttgart made the demand, I said: 'We are entering values that are not acceptable'. We cannot pay any price just to satisfy Stuttgart's investors," said Rummenigge.

The 1.98 meter tall striker ended up transferring to Newcastle, who reportedly paid 64.9 million pounds, something around 90 million euros - more than half a billion reais - to hire him in the last window.

To give you an idea of the exorbitant values for strikers these days, Cristiano Ronaldo was bought by Real Madrid in 2009, for 94 million euros.

Rummenigge then took the opportunity to mock the deal made by Newcastle.

"I congratulate Stuttgart for finding an 'idiot' willing to pay so much," he concluded.

Unfazed by the criticism, Woltemade has 3 goals in 8 games for the Magpies.

Meanwhile, Wirtz still faces criticism in his first months in Liverpool.

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