Overview
- Sky Sports Germany reports the 22-year-old has a verbal agreement in principle to join on a January loan.
- The proposed package includes a €3m loan fee with an option to buy at around €20m.
- Chronicle Live says the clubs are in ongoing contact but have not reached an agreement.
- The player is described as keen on moving to the Bundesliga side.
- Limited minutes this season — 14 appearances, 344 minutes, three goals and one assist — plus heavy competition have prompted Newcastle to consider a loan, a pathway Eddie Howe previously preferred.