"For Newcastle, they had long been courting Brentford's Yoane Wissa, anticipating the departure of Alexander Isak to Liverpool, as the Swedish international has refused to play for the Magpies this season and desperately wants the move to Merseyside. Both Wissa and Isak had separately taken to social media via different means to express their own versions of frustration at having not yet been able to join Newcastle and Liverpool, respectively."
"That €75m fee was what Stuttgart had been adamant on wanting from Bayern during their pursuit of the striker despite his valuation only being somewhere in the range of €30m, hence why the reining Bundesliga champions eventually tabled their efforts to try to sign him. The player had expressed his desire to leave Stuttgart, and only leave for Bayern, but it's clear the second part of the that sentiment wasn't entirely true."
Newcastle United completed the signing of German striker Nick Woltemade from VfB Stuttgart for €75m plus €5m in add-ons on a six-year contract. Stuttgart insisted on a €75m fee despite internal valuation around €30m, which deterred Bayern Munich after months of interest. Woltemade had expressed a desire to leave Stuttgart for Bayern, but ultimately moved to the Premier League. Newcastle had been pursuing Brentford's Yoane Wissa as cover for a likely Alexander Isak exit to Liverpool, while Isak and Wissa publicly displayed frustration over transfer delays. The transfer highlights growing Premier League financial firepower.
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