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"The most important thing is that we involve Woltemade sufficiently in the game. He can do that as a deep-lying striker between the lines or as a true number 9 in the opponent's penalty area. We know what we have in Nick: He's a two-meter-tall Musiala or Messi."

His qualities were profoundly underlined as he scored a hat-trick for Germany U21 against Spain in March, netting three very different goals. The first was a deft finish after a clever dribble, the second was that of a penalty-box poacher and the third a powerful header.

What do the statistics show?

Woltemade took a relatively low number of shots from excellent positions in the Bundesliga this season, suggesting that he takes up good positions in the box and is capable of profiting from them. His strong xA figure points to strong and intelligent link-up play with his team-mates.

Data analytics firm SciSports compare him favourably in style to Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann, who typically operates in a slightly deeper role than a traditional centre-forward. Woltemade is the same type of clever player as the World Cup winner.

Woltemade vs Griezmann: Playing style 2024/25

Nick Woltemade: The expert opinion on a potentially ‘unstoppable’ force

Bundesliga journalist Ronan Murphy says that Woltemade could be a potentially excellent signing for Arsenal or Liverpool.

“Nick Woltemade is built like an old-school English targetman. Extremely tall, great at winning headers,” he tells FootballTransfers.

“From first impression, you would think he was going to be a traditional target man, but when you watch him, you are often amazed by how skilful he is with the ball at his feet.

“Much more technical than most giants, Woltemade has excellent technique and dribbling ability and can beat opponents at will. He is very good at holding up play and bringing team-mates into attack, and can offer a different dimension up front for many teams.

“He still needs to work on his decision-making and his finishing, but if he can iron out these issues with his game, he could be unstoppable.”

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