Newcastle United have signed 23-year-old German striker Nick Woltemade from VfB Stuttgart in a club-record deal worth £64.9m ($87.5m). Woltemade trained with Newcastle to finalise the move and was confirmed as a player on Saturday. The 6'6 forward scored 17 goals in 33 games to help Stuttgart win the DFB Pokal after moving from Werder Bremen at the start of the 2024–25 season. He has two senior Germany caps and scored a U21 Euros hat-trick against Slovenia. Newcastle beat Bayern Munich to his signature. The transfer could trigger further moves, affecting Liverpool's search for a replacement for Alexander Isak.
The 23-year-old was at the club's training ground on Friday to finalise a move to the Premier League club and was confirmed as a Newcastle player on Saturday. "I'm really happy to be at this amazing club," Woltemade said. "From the first contact, I felt like the club really wanted me and had big plans for me. "It's a big step in my life to leave Germany but everybody has welcomed me so well and it already feels like family.
I have a really good feeling from speaking to the head coach that this is the right place for me to find my best level. "I know the stadium from watching games on television -- it looks amazing and I know the atmosphere is crazy. I'm really excited to play and start scoring goals here." He had initially been a target for Bayern Munich but Newcastle jumped ahead of the Bundesliga champions after having a bid accepted by Stuttgart.
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