Bayern Munich Eye Nick Woltemade as Future Successor to Harry Kane

Bayern Munich are already casting their gaze beyond their talisman’s peak years – and their sights are drifting towards Newcastle United’s Nick Woltemade.

Kane, now 33, has become the fastest player ever to reach 100 goals for Bayern, a staggering return that continues to justify his marquee arrival. Yet inside the club, the conversation is quietly shifting. How do you replace a phenomenon before the decline even begins?

The answer, according to talkSPORT, could be a striker who has barely had time to unpack his bags in England and Italy.

From Stuttgart to Tyneside… and on to Turin

Woltemade only joined Newcastle from Stuttgart last summer, a move that looked like the next logical step for one of Germany’s most intriguing forwards. His first Premier League campaign offered a glimpse of why so many scouts had circled his name: eight league goals in his debut season.

Then the goals dried up.

After the turn of the year he found the net just twice, his form dipping as Newcastle’s attack stuttered. By deadline day, he was on the move again, this time to Juventus, looking for a reset and regular minutes in a new environment.

European football expert Andy Brassell believes that detour will not stop the story ending in Bavaria.

“I still think Woltemade will end up at Bayern at some point,” Brassell told talkSPORT, stressing that the German champions had once been confident of landing the striker before Newcastle swooped. Now, with his stock dented, he suggests Bayern could move for “pennies on the pound” compared to previous expectations.

Slow start in Turin

So far, Woltemade’s Italian chapter has barely begun.

At Juventus he has been restricted to just 44 minutes across two substitute appearances. Three efforts on goal, none of them on target, and no chance yet to build any rhythm. He is not alone in that struggle. Fellow forward Randal Kolo Muani is also searching for his sharpest form as Juventus wrestle with a misfiring frontline and try to reimagine their attack.

Before heading out on loan, Woltemade had featured twice for Newcastle this season, providing an assist in a 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur. The flashes are there, but the consistency – the trait that made Kane irresistible to Bayern – remains the missing piece.

Bayern’s long view

Inside Säbener Straße, the thinking is strategic rather than sentimental. Kane is delivering now, at an elite level, but the club’s hierarchy know the clock is ticking on his absolute peak. They are assessing options for the next phase of their frontline, and Woltemade sits firmly on that list.

At 24, he is edging into the years when many strikers begin to fully mature. Despite the early turbulence in England and Italy, Bayern still see significant upside. The plan is simple: track his development closely throughout his loan at Juventus, watch how he copes with the tactical demands of Serie A and the intensity of European competition, then decide whether to turn long-standing interest into a formal bid.

The margins, and the price, could hinge on what happens next.

Woltemade’s immediate focus is clear. He is desperate to ignite his Juventus spell when the Bianconeri host Dutch side NEC Nijmegen in their Europa League opener. A strong run in Europe would not only strengthen his position in Turin, it could also sharpen the attention of Bayern and other heavyweight suitors across the continent.

If he catches fire on Thursday nights, the question will not be whether Bayern come calling – but how soon they decide to bring Kane’s potential successor home to Germany.