Overview

• Stuttgart confirmed receiving an offer and released Nick Woltemade from team duties, with multiple outlets reporting the striker has flown to England for a Newcastle medical.
• Reports put the fee in club‑record territory for Newcastle at roughly €80–90m (around £65–69m), eclipsing the sum paid for Alexander Isak in 2022.
• Securing Woltemade is widely reported to open the door for renewed Liverpool moves for Isak after a £110m offer was rejected earlier in the summer.
• Some outlets say Liverpool have prepared or submitted an improved bid in the region of £120–130m, though Newcastle’s earlier valuation was higher and talks remain unconfirmed by the clubs.
• Isak has been training away from the first team as Newcastle face Leeds with injuries to Sandro Tonali, Joelinton and Fabian Schar and Anthony Gordon suspended, with registration deadlines for weekend fixtures at 12 noon Friday and the window closing Monday evening.