Newcastle United have reached an agreement with Stuttgart to sign Nick Woltemade, according to Sky Sports Germany journalist Florian Plettenberg.

The Magpies have had a long summer of trying to add a striker to their squad but have run into major hurdles after being rejected by the likes of Joao Pedro, Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko already, while star man Alexander Isak is desperate to leave and join Liverpool.

But Eddie Howe has finally got himself a new number nine, with long-term target Woltemade now on his way to St James’ Park.

Newcastle Agree £78m Deal for Woltemade

Woltemade, who scored 12 Bundesliga goal in 2024/25 for Stuttgart, was one of the top targets for Bayern Munich this summer, but a deal never materialised due to Stuttgart’s price demands.

A fantastic Under-21 European Championship tournament for the 23-year-old saw his value skyrocket, and now Newcastle have moved to seal a deal with a full agreement found.

Newcastle have agreed a deal worth €85m plus €5m in add-ons (£73.5m plus £4.3m) with the Bundesliga club, and the player has agreed to the move. Woltemade has already said his goodbyes to his teammates and is currently on his way to Newcastle to undergo a medical.

Contrary to Sky’s report, GIVEMESPORT reporter Ben Jacobs has been told that Newcastle will pay a fee of around €70m (£60.5m) plus €5m (£4.3m) in add-ons for the Germany international.

The deal comes just days after Newcastle made a move to sign Wolves striker Jorgen Strand Larsen.

The Magpies had an initial bid worth £50m rejected for the Norway international but then returned with a £55m bid the following day, which was also turned down. Strand Larsen told Wolves he wanted the move and Newcastle were preparing a new bid worth around £60m, but the Midlands club have told Newcastle and the player that a deal won’t be sanctioned in this window.

Now Newcastle have moved on to Woltemade and they have been able to wrap up a deal very quickly for the highly-rated 23-year-old, and it could be the domino that allows Isak to move on.

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