Overview

• Chronicle Live reports Newcastle are closing on Stuttgart’s Nick Woltemade for about £60.5m in a package near £65m, a move viewed locally as paving the way to resolve Alexander Isak’s situation.
• Newcastle continue to demand a premium for Isak after rejecting Liverpool’s £110m offer, with guidance that a figure closer to £150m would be required even if Woltemade arrives.
• Sweden coach Jon Dahl Tomasson says Isak is not ready for 90 minutes after training alone this summer, though the striker has been called up for September qualifiers.
• Arsenal are in direct negotiations for Piero Hincapié with personal terms agreed and a loan‑plus‑obligation preferred, as Leverkusen’s Simon Rolfes says no official bid has been received and the club want to keep the defender; Jakub Kiwior’s move to Porto is expected to be approved if Hincapié joins.
• Nicolas Jackson’s agent claims the Chelsea forward will leave imminently as reports link Bayern on personal terms, but talks are complicated by Chelsea seeking a permanent fee near £80m and Bayern’s preference for loans.