LOVING life at Newcastle! | Nick Woltemade press conference

Football

Year2025

Duration12m

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©️UEFA 2025 Newcastle star striker Nick Woltemade opens up on his start to life in England and confesses to Peter Crouch comparisons earlier in his career. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro Really nice. I'm really excited to come back to Germany. To come to your home country is really good even though I am really happy in Newcastle. Leverkusen? It will be a tough game to be honest. This summer they had a lot of new players but the last two years they have been really good. They play such good football and to be honest they have had a lot of changes, a new manager and I am excited to see what comes tomorrow. Life at Newcastle? It is cold right now but it is the same as Germany. Of course we have a lot of games so I can't see so much of the city but I like where I live and I feel at home. The most important is the club and this club is really nice and I am excited for every home game we play. I've been here for three months and I have proved already a lot. As a person, a new step in a new country it has been really good for me. The gaffer worked with me a lot and in the league you don't get so many chances as a striker but I have the feeling I always know I can score a goal. This is what Newcastle has given me a lot even if I haven't touched the ball for a few minutes because my team-mates are so good. Bayern jibes? To be honest I don't care. I don't read it, I focus on myself and at the end I am not deciding what someone is paying for me. I am happy Newcastle has paid this for me because I am really happy in Newcastle. I didn't have so many expectations. I had good talks with the manager and the club and I had a good feeling about it. My start has been really well but I think it is because the club welcomed me so good. They talked a lot with me, the players gave me a good feeling and I had a feeling that I felt like I was already longer there. Peter Crouch comparisons? I remember him but if I am honest I was born in 2002 I didn't watch him so much playing. When I was young my manager in Bremen when I was 16 ever