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He's like Rudi Voller on stilts! Why £69m Nick Woltemade can be Newcastle's new idol after Alexander Isak heartache, writes CRAIG HOPE

He is very different from Alexander Isak, but putting the ball in the back of the net is the only similarity that mattered for new striker Nick Woltemade and Newcastle United.

The German did not threaten to run in behind, or dare to dribble with elasticity and elan. As Eddie Howe readily admits, Isak is irreplaceable. But if the man who has taken his place in the team continues to play like this, he will scratch his very own St James' Park soundtrack.