Nick Woltemade shares what Eddie Howe is doing to get him settled at Newcastle United

Nick Woltemade marked his arrival at Newcastle United with a goal on his debut against Wolves.

It was the perfect way to ease the nerves of any fan who believed that the Magpies had severely overpaid when bringing the striker in. Nick Woltemade made it a debut to remember thanks to a brilliant header to secure a 1-0 win for his new club at St James’ Park.

Eddie Howe shared his delight for Woltemade after his goal, which ensured Newcastle United picked up their first win of the season at a vital time.

Several Newcastle players congratulated Woltemade for his goal, so it is clear that he has the backing of his new teammates. Elsewhere, Alan Shearer said Woltemade had a ‘dream’ debut.

With his debut one he will remember, Woltemade has shared an update on how he is settling in on Tyneside.

Nick Woltemade reveals daily conversations with Eddie Howe

As well as his goal, Shearer praised Woltemade’s link-up play against Wolves, claiming his work allowed Newcastle to be much more of a threat in attack.

The feeling is that he will start again when Barcelona comes to St James’ Park on Thursday.

After his first couple of weeks on Tyneside, Woltemade appears to be getting nicely settled into his new environment, and in an interview with BILD, he shared what Howe has been doing to help him feel more at home.

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“He makes me feel good; I have one-on-one conversations with him every day,” he said.

They’re mainly about topics that have nothing to do with football, like my move or how my family is doing. It’s a great working culture here.

In the same interview, Woltemade also shared that he has already found himself a place to live near the training ground, and that one of his friends from home will be living with him.

“My friends are here with me, so I get a lot of support,” he added.

“One of them is even moving in with me permanently. We’re very good friends and have always joked that if I ever move abroad, we’ll go there together. Neither of us has a girlfriend, so we have quite a bit of freedom.”

Nick Woltemade can cement his starting XI place at Newcastle United

The German will no doubt be raring to go against Barcelona to try and score his second goal for his new club. Fans will hope that he can play the full 90 minutes this time, as he shared after the Wolves game that he had to come off with cramp after just over an hour.

It will be a completely different ball game on Thursday, with Barcelona showing their firepower in a 6-0 win against Valencia on Sunday.

Woltemade will not care at all. He will be ready for the game and whatever comes his way in what will be his first-ever Champions League appearance.

Unless something truly unthinkable happens, then Woltemade should be the starting striker for Newcastle against Barcelona. The 23-year-old will then surely be the preferred option for Howe over the next few weeks with Yoane Wissa out with a knee injury.

Wissa’s problems mean that Woltemade can cement his place in the starting XI and give Wissa very little hope of taking a spot.

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