With Callum Wilson having confirmed his intention to move on from Tyneside, the Magpies will be signing another forward this summer. Will Osula is currently the only attacking alternative to Isak, an unsustainable situation as Eddie Howe’s side prepare to return to the Champions League next season.
Newcastle have already spent £52m to sign Anthony Elanga this summer, but weekend reports have suggested they are considering a club-record move forThe French striker has a €100m (around £84m) release clause in his contract at Eintracht Frankfurt, and it will need a bid of that magnitude to prise the 23-year-old from his current employers.
Frankfurt officials accept there is nothing they can do if a club opts to trigger Ekitike’s release clause this summer, but with Arsenal and Liverpool also having been linked with a potential move, the Bundesliga club are adamant they will not be losing their star striker for a lower fee than €100m. Ekitike.
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