The Newcastle new boy has made a flying start to his career and now can't wait to take on Barcelona
Newcastle United's Nick Woltemade and (inset) Alan Shearer
Newcastle United's Nick Woltemade and (inset) club legend Alan Shearer
Newcastle United's £69million man Nick Woltemade admits it is a case of "bring on Barca" after his debut joy against Wolves.
Woltemade was thrilled to win praise from club legend Alan Shearer after just 65 minutes in a black and white shirt, but is hungry for more goals after his maiden strike.
The man of the moment, Woltemade, feels that the sky's the limit for his new club after becoming an instant hero on Tyneside.
The 6ft 6in ace believes he could soon be reaching for the stars with Eddie Howe's exciting St James' Park project up and running again after the exit of Alexander Isak.
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Woltemade could be set for a central role in Newcastle's Champions League opener against Barcelona on Thursday night and as he gets his feet under the table, the German star told Chronicle Live: "We have a good team here and it's an amazing club.
"With such a nice stadium, great fans, and good players, we can go far. It's such a good team spirit. I’ve only been here for four days but I feel already the spirit is really good.
"It's difficult to say how it will go, but right now I can say we have such a good team spirit and want to keep going."
Woltemade, who rose high to head home the winner against Wolves on Saturday, is now keen to take on Barcelona and get the Magpies' Champions League campaign off to a flying start.
He said: "It's my first Champions League game at home here at St. James’ Park against Barcelona. I guess it can't be better. So I'm really looking forward to it.
"I want to score more goals, but I guess against Wolves it was also important that we won the game, and Barca will be the same. Now I want to keep going and try my best every game. And if then the goals come, of cours,e I'm really happy about it."
Woltemade was given the royal seal of approval on Tyneside by Alan Shearer after his dream debut with the club's all-time top scorer praising his work-rate and threat in the air.
Woltemade was pleased but warned against direct comparisons and said: "Of course it's great to hear that he's the legend.
"He scored a lot of goals and, of course, I'm happy about it. I like to drop behind and also come in the room where the midfielders are sometimes to make an overload or something."
"I've just played the first game now and only had four training sessions. The guys already knew that they can play more to my feet and that they can play the ball in the air to me also."