If you hit the U21 European Championship as he wants, you can start your debut in the A-National team directly and bring a quality package that should not actually exist in this combination, you are of course on a piece of paper somewhere at almost every big club.
It is no different with Nick Woltemade. The top scorer of the U21 European Championship (six goals and three assists in just four games) has now also left its first fragrance brand internationally after its outstanding performance for VfB Stuttgart. And how.
England does not even know the “unicorn” Woltemade
With his skills in the dribbling, his height of 1.98 meters, his ever better header game, his excellent overview and a considerable quick-headedness is the 23-year-old what one would call “unicorn”. A unique “package” of characteristics that actually does not occur in nature and is therefore to be found in the area of mythical creatures.
Now Woltemade is very real – Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Italy and France were already convincing at this tournament. England not yet, because there he got a break in the face of the already firm progress in the last group game. In the final, this will definitely be different on Saturday (9 p.m. in the ticker). And these are not good news for the “Young Lions”.
Outstanding quota at the EM and for VfB
Woltemade will probably be top scorer at this European Championship. He could even stop a U21 European Championship record-one never met with a final round more than seven times. Of course, top clubs look closely.
For a long time, the fact that Woltemade will also go on goals for the Swabians for the Swabians. The striker has been playing at VfB since last summer. He came from his hometown Bremen free of charge, where he was only a supplementary player.
There he started as a backup for the expensive hedged Demirovic and Deniz Undav, but both ran down more and more, became number one striker, won the DFB Cup, celebrated his debut in the A national team and got better from game to game. He reaches 20 goal participations in “only” 22 starting work for VfB. A quota that he even exceeds at the U21 European Championship. And inevitably something desires arouses.
Stuttgart’s Wohlgemuth: “We are planning firmly with Nick”
After the first rumors of Real Madrid came up, FC Bayern Munich is said to have stretched out its feelers – even an agreement with the player is talking about several media reports. So far, this has not confirmed that. At the preserve the day before the final, a UEFA spokesman blocked all the questions that had nothing to do with the game against England. Trainer Di Salvo said: “I don’t care what is around it.”
Only the Stuttgart commented: “We are planning firmly with Nick and want to benefit from his sporting qualities in the coming year. There is no alternative planning scenario”, Sports board member Fabian Wohlgemuth told the Bild-Zeitung. He continued: “The fact that others have not been hidden and can now be read about the interest of other clubs almost every day does not change the fact that Nick’s path is far from over.”
Now that may be the case, but should the interest of the financially after the bursting Wirtz transfer quite liquid record champions In fact, the industry has proven several times that such forecasts are not worth little. After all, these statements are definitely suitable to drive up a potential transfer fee.
What role would Nick Woltemade have at Bayern?
Either way, these rumors have fueled the public discussion about Woltemad’s future. Now questions arise, such as those about the meaningfulness of a change to Bavaria.
Of course, you can’t answer that clearly. But Woltemades Arsenal of skills at least indicate that Bayern can also have a role with Harry Kane, which also goes a break to the English striker against Heidenheim and St. Pauli.
Woltemade can also “hybrid” – like Thomas Müller
In the U21, Woltemade storms alongside Nicolo Tresoldi or Nelson Weiper – both physically strong, both also “real” nine. If you like. In fact, the Stuttgart player always acts as a kind of “hanging tip” or even as a tens, makes the ball, falling, plays steep passports and then pushes. A role that there was in the 4-2-3-1 of the Vincent Kompany in the past season. It was filled out against Inter Milan by a certain Thomas Müller, among other things. As is well known, it will not be part of the Munich squad in the coming season.
Thomas Müller and Nick Woltemade
Müller and Woltemade – at first glance, both players differentiate a lot. In the second, parallels can be seen: Woltemade is larger, header stronger and significantly better in the dribbling. Müller’s “Riecher” for the right rooms, his final qualities from impossible situations and his type of player management are – in addition to the naturally much larger career – points in which Woltemade cannot (yet) keep up.
Thomas Müller with Meister-Weißbier
But they are both strong. Both are able to appear on different positions on the offensive, both are dangerous themselves and both understand themselves to use their teammates. Both also give an excellent figure on the microphone, look refreshingly honest and are – terrible term – “real types” that are suitable for the figure of identification.
There is still no Müller replacement
Müller has played 47 competitive games for Bayern in the last season – these missions have to be redistributed and so far the Munichers have not yet signed the player who has a comparable profile for this.
In addition, Kompany has not always had the 4-2-3-1 playing in Anderlecht and Burnley, with which he coached the Munich as a master. Two strikers were not uncommon – next to and from Harry Kane, very few strikers should also harm. And also in the medium and at least long-term, Bayern need a successor for the almost 32-year-old Englishman, whose contract ends in 2027.
Now there are also various arguments that suggest that it would be good for Woltemade to first complete an entire Bundesliga season as a placed striker at VfB to get international competition hardness in the Europa League, maybe even drive the number one striker and then do the next big career step. But a certain Mr. Müller impressively demonstrated that you can be successful with little Bundesliga experience and a unique overall package at Bayern as a regular player.