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Newcastle Sign Woltemade in the Nick of Time

ESPN FC

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Sports, Soccer

4.32.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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The FC Crew react to news that Newcastle are set to sign Nick Woltemade and explain how the transfer will affect Alexander Isak's impending move to Liverpool. Plus, the guys continue to react to the fallout of Man United's loss to Grimsby Town as Rob Dawson breaks down the future of Ruben Amorim. The guys also analyze the UCL league phase draw. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:40.3

Lots going on today. More fallout from Manchester United getting humiliated by Grimsby plus Craig.

0:45.3

It's all over the Champions League draw which was made today as well.

0:50.3

But first we start with breaking news of course.

0:52.3

Newcastle in search of a striker.

0:54.3

They missed out on Ekitke. They missed out on Sesko. It looks like Voltlado. Is there man, though? They are going to pay a lot of money for him. 80 million is the suggested price to get the 23-year-old over from the Bundesliga to Newcastle. For more on this, let's welcome in, shall we? Here, dark, but first, our Bundesliga expert, Archer in Tutt.

1:14.4

Archie, I suppose, is a big question in his, is he any good?

1:20.7

Good that his nickname amongst the Stuttgart fans last season was Volta Messi.

1:26.3

Oh.

1:26.6

He is an incredible dribbler, and yet he is close to being two meters tall, which are very

1:34.5

unique traits.

1:35.6

And I think that's the gamble that Newcastle are taking here is, are we going to be able

1:41.9

to do similar things with Nick Voltaemada as we were able to do with

1:45.0

Alexander Esak in terms of policy that's game? But there is still a risk because Nick Voltaemado

1:52.2

arrived at Stuttgart at the start of last season on a three from Verde Bremen, having never really

1:56.6

proven himself. And he wasn't even picked and registered as part of Stuttgart's Champions

2:02.7

League squad. He bloomed mainly in the second half of the season. And I think that the faith

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