Newcastle United just completed the signing of Stuttgart striker Nick Woltemade in a record-breaking deal worth £75 million that could bring the end of the Alexander Isak era to Tyneside, according to The Telegraph’s Luke Edwards.
Club sources have continued to stress that their striker search this summer was centred on replacing Callum Wilson rather than preparing for Isak’s departure, but the big spending on the German international will make an Isak sale much more reasonable with a few hours left
in the transfer window.
Although Newcastle’s stance has not fully shifted, reports say that PIF and the rest of the Magpies’ brass is now more open to getting rid of Isak, as loong as Liverpool raises the figure from their last one, quoted at £110 million.
Sources told The Telegraph that the size of the outlay for Woltemade would leave no room in Newcastle’s budget for another forward this window unless Isak is sold, making it likely he’s gone by Sept. 2.
The Sweden international, who remains on strike after making clear his desire to join Liverpool, has already been the subject of a £110m bid from Anfield, rejected earlier this month, and the Reds will likely see an opening to submit a reasonable offer during the next few hours that is good enough for Newcastle to sanction Isak’s move to Liverpool.
Whether Woltemade’s arrival marks the beginning of the end of Isak’s time on Tyneside remains unclear, but the signing underlines Newcastle’s need to settle their striking department before the window closes in a fortnight.
