Sky Sports have now reported that Nick Woltemade could make a move out of Newcastle United before the summer 2026 transfer window closes.
The Germany international was an unused sub for the opening Premier League 2-2 draw match against Liverpool, then started in the 3-2 victory over West Brom in midweek as United progressed to the third round of the Carabao Cup.
Keith Downie covers Newcastle United for Sky Sports and he has revealed: “Multiple Italian clubs are showing interest in Newcastle United striker Nick Woltemade. There is a chance the £69m club record signing could leave on a loan deal before the window closes.”
Napoli finished runners-up in Serie A last season and won the title in 2024/25.
They can offer Champions League football as well this season and the man from Sky Sports states that his information is that Napoli are leading the chase ahead of rival Serie A clubs.
Downie reports that Newcastle United would though also be happy to keep Nick Woltemade for the season ahead and if he did go on loan, the Sky Sports reporter says that only a “chunky loan fee” could potentially see a deal happen.
The transfer window in England closes at 11pm on Tuesday 1 September and the window in Italy closes on the same day bit a few hours earlier.
You can only imagine Newcastle United allowing Nick Woltemade to leave in the next few days, whether on loan or permanently, if they had another attacking option lined up to come in.
It has been claimed that Newcastle United have bid around £34m for Matias Fernandez-Pardo, United said to be one of a number of clubs wanting to sign the Lille star. The Belgium international wanting to leave and the Lille President insisting he stays until they have a replacement lined up.
The situation has got so bad between player and club that Lille have announced that Matias Fernandez-Pardo is banned from joining in with training and won’t play again until after the transfer window closes. In the absence of the 21-year-old, Lille were leading 2-0 at home to PSG, only for the reigning champions to score twice in added time to rescue an unlikely point.