Nick Woltemade speaks to the media ahead of Newcastle’s Champions League match against Leverkusen

Nick Woltemade insists he has not given Alexander Isak a second thought since stepping into void the Sweden star left behind back in August.

The German international has netted seven goals since his £69milliom move from Stuttgart and silenced a host of critics from his home country along the way. Bayern Munich icon Karl-Heinz Rummenigge branded Newcastle "idiots" for paying what they saw as over the odds for the 6ft 6in striker last autumn but Woltemade is shutting the German giants up goal by goal.

And as he looks to shine in his native Germany in the Champions League he has opened up about the stinging criticism that has come his way.

When asked if it was a tough challenge replacing Is

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