Newcastle fought to keep Alexander Isak and were linked with Benjamin Sesko, Hugo Ekitike and Viktor Gyökeres. Maybe they have found the right man
By WhoScored
When Alexander Isak sealed his £125m British record transfer to Liverpool, Newcastle fans braced themselves for a period of turbulence. Losing their talismanic striker, who scored 54 goals in 86 Premier League appearances, felt like a decisive blow – until a 6ft6in German forward began to quietly win them over.
Replacing a centre-forward is not as simple as matching goals with goals. Newcastle’s task was to replace a player around whom the team’s attacking identity had been built? The answer was 23-year-old Nick Woltemade, a young, promising forward from VFB Stuttgart but untested at the very top level.
Continue reading…Newcastle fought to keep Alexander Isak and were linked with Benjamin Sesko, Hugo Ekitike and Viktor Gyökeres. Maybe they have found the right manBy WhoScoredWhen Alexander Isak sealed his £125m British record transfer to Liverpool, Newcastle fans braced themselves for a period of turbulence. Losing their talismanic striker, who scored 54 goals in 86 Premier League appearances, felt like a decisive blow – until a 6ft6in German forward began to quietly win them over.Replacing a centre-forward is not as simple as matching goals with goals. Newcastle’s task was to replace a player around whom the team’s attacking identity had been built? The answer was 23-year-old Nick Woltemade, a young, promising forward from VFB Stuttgart but untested at the very top level. Continue reading…
