Nicholas Waltermade was interviewed not long ago and was asked about Rummenigge's previous remarks that "Stuttgart has found a buyer who is stupid and rich."
He said: "My teammates did discuss this matter, but I did not participate. I think it is right to remain silent. My name, Bayern and the transfer fee have been repeatedly hyped throughout the summer, which became the focus of the summer window."
"As for your question: At that time All the headlines read 'Foolish people make more money' - but I read Mr Rummenigge's full statement, and the wording was indeed a bit inappropriate, but not that exaggerated. After Wirtz rejected Bayern this summer, Bayern reached an agreement with Walter Mader, who was also determined to move to Bayern. But Stuttgart asked for 80 million euros, and Bayern was only willing to pay a maximum of 50 million euros.
In the end, Newcastle introduced Walter Mader at the end of the summer window with a basic transfer fee of 75 million euros. Rummenigge therefore publicly spoke: "I can only congratulate Stuttgart for finding a fool who is willing to pay so much money, because in Munich, we will definitely not do that."
The 23-year-old Walter Mader scored 7 goals in 17 games for Newcastle this season, including 4 goals in 8 Premier League games. The transfer price in Germany also soared to 65 million euros.
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