Newcastle are set to complete a £65million deal for Germany striker Nick Woltemade, in a move that has huge implications for Liverpool’s hopes of signing Alexander Isak.
Woltemade, 23, was flying to Tyneside on Thursday night ahead of a medical after a deal was agreed with Stuttgart earlier in the day.
The Magpies have seen two offers for Wolves striker Jorgen Strand-Larsen rejected this week but they have moved quickly on Woltemade, who was one of the stars of this summer’s Under-21 European Championship and has been a target of Bayern Munich in recent weeks.