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The eternal wait for a striker finally comes to an end for Newcastle United as they have managed to sign the longer awaited replacement of Alexander Isak. The Swedish International had been looking forward to leaving Newcastle United from the very first day of this transfer window. But the club was also desperate to keep him despite his desire to go to Liverpool Football Club.
The Newcastle United management made it clear that they are not going to let their star forward go as long as they have not getting to find a replacement. They have tried to replace him a number of times, for every time they failed, as all of their previous target either snubbed them or were hijacked.
Nick Woltemade is really close to signing for Newcastle United
During the dying days of the transfer window, the Magpies were desperate to find a replacement. They had been linked with several number of players, including Jorgen Strand Larsen of Wolverhampton Wanderers, but after three back to back bid rejections, Wolves finally made it clear that he is not for sale.
Nick Woltemade is potentially joining Newcastle United for a reported fee of €80 million
Latest reports suggest that Nick Woltemade of VfB Stuttgart was also an internal target of Newcastle United, and reports from Fabrizio Romano suggest that the German International is really close to joining the Magpies for a reported fee of €80 million.
Alexander Isak is also closing in on a move to Liverpool
Nick Woltemade had been one of the most impressive German forwards last year who scoring 17 goals in 33 appearances for Stuttgart. The 23 year old has all the potential to be the proper replacement for Alexander Isak. Newcastle United Fans are also looking forward to seeing that Swedish International be offloaded by the end of the transfer window.
Previously, it was reported that they would not let Isak go before they could find at least two forwards. With Nick Woltemade closing in on signing for the Magpies, we can surely expect to see Isak finally getting his dream move to Liverpool. So the Reds are on the brink of breaking the British transfer record fee twice in one single transfer window.
