Newcastle United anticipate a busy deadline day ahead, but fans on Tyneside must be excited to see the back of these frantic, helter-skelter months of market activity.
While Eddie Howe will largely be pleased with the signings made, the Magpies may be about to lose Alexander Isak to Liverpool, with the club-record £69m signing of Nick Woltemade from Stuttgart certainly suggesting as much.
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However, since Callum Wilson has also left St. James' Park this summer, it's crucial that United land themselves a second striker before the looming deadline.
Newcastle eyeing Deadline Day striker deal
Newcastle have been looking to sign Brentford's Yoane Wissa over the summer, and while the DR Congo striker has been desperate to join the Tynesiders, the chances of him jumping ship look increasingly slim, with two bids having been rejected already.
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Bees boss Keith Andrews has stressed that he expects Wissa to stay put, and that might mean that Newcastle are forced to search elsewhere.
But, should they succeed in their bid for Wolverhampton Wanderers star Jørgen Strand Larsen, any frustration over failing to sign Wissa would be wiped away, with the Daily Mail's Craig Hope revealing that the Toon are still "trying" to sign the Norwegian.
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Strand Larsen, 25, is valued at £65m, and Newcastle wouldn't be willing to pay such a figure, but efforts are ongoing.
What Strand Larsen would bring to Newcastle
Strand Larsen spent the 2024/25 campaign on loan at Wolves, and made his stay permanent this summer, having scored 14 goals in the Premier League last term.
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Described as a "nuisance" in the box by Toon legend Alan Shearer, the 6 foot 4 striker is an excellent modern target man, bearing the physicality, awareness and link-up ability to thrive for a team like Newcastle, challenging around the top.
While it would be fair to suggest that Woltemade has the higher ceiling, he's an unfinished product, and Strand Larsen might actually prove the more polished forward at this stage for Newcastle, having proven himself already in England's top flight.
League Stats 24/25 - Strand Larsen vs Woltemade
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Strand Larsen actually outscored Woltemade in regard to respective league tallies last year, and given that he was battling to stave off relegation with the Old Gold, there's substance to the suggestion that he would star as Newcastle's main man at number nine.
Couple that with the fact that he also had fewer shots per game and there is a potent threat here just waiting to be tested at a higher level.
Less dynamic and technically gifted when on the ball, Strand Larsen would certainly be a fantastic rival at the front of the ship for Woltemade as the latter pushes to make headway in the Premier League.
He appears to be better in front of goal at this stage and perhaps might find himself making a priceless impact for Howe's outfit across the campaign, consistently shooting true in the wake of Isak's potential sale to Liverpool.