Overview

• Transfermarkt reports Newcastle will pay €85m plus up to €5m in add-ons, eclipsing previous records for both clubs.
• Medical was completed on Friday on Tyneside, with a contract to 2031 expected to be signed on Saturday, according to multiple reports.
• Stuttgart acknowledged talks with a European club and rejected earlier Bayern Munich bids reported at around €60m, with officials ruling out a Bayern transfer this summer.
• Woltemade, 23, scored 17 goals last season and hit a Germany U21 European Championship hat-trick, profiling as a 198cm forward who can play centrally, as a No 10 or wide.
• talkSPORT reports Newcastle view him as cover as Isak seeks a Liverpool move, with one bid already turned down and the player not currently featuring for the team.