Will ‘idiots’ comment prove costly in Bayern Munich’s pursuit of Newcastle United star Anthony Gordon?

What could complicate the transfer: When Nick Woltemade moved from VfB Stuttgart to Newcastle last summer for approximately 75 million euros, Bayern Munich’s supervisory board chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge commented: “I can only congratulate those in Stuttgart for finding, I’ll say it in quotation marks, an idiot who paid so much money.” Words that still resonate in Newcastle and could prove costly for Bayern. Funny enough, when Rummenigge made his statement, Gordon was one of the Newcastle United players who spoke up in support of Woltemade and the club. “To be honest, it’s a bit silly, especially when the player has had a really good start. If he’d had a bad start, you could have made that comment. But he’s scored three goals in the last four games, so it was a somewhat strange comment,” Gordon said. “I don’t know why anyone would comment on a player who isn’t playing for his club.” Is it back to the drawing board for Bayern Munich or will Newcastle United let bygones be bygones? *If you are looking for more Bayern Munich and German national team coverage, check out the latest episodes of Bavarian Podcast Works, which you can get on Acast, Spotify, Apple, or any leading podcast distributor…*

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