Newcastle agree £70m deal to sign Stuttgart and Germany striker Nick Woltemade

  • Transfer likely to open door for Isak to join Liverpool

  • Woltemade has been a Bayern target this summer

Newcastle have agreed a £70m deal for Stuttgart’s Germany striker Nick Woltemade, who is due to have a medical on Tyneside on Friday morning. The 23-year-old’s transfer could very well open the door to Alexander Isak securing his long-coveted move to Liverpool.

Woltemade has two Germany caps and loomed large on Bayern Munich’s shopping list this summer after scoring 17 goals in 33 appearances for Stuttgart last season. The fee includes £5m of add-ons.

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Newcastle agree £70m deal to sign Stuttgart and Germany striker Nick Woltemade

  • Transfer likely to open door for Isak to join Liverpool

  • Woltemade has been a Bayern target this summer

Newcastle have agreed a £70m deal for Stuttgart’s Germany striker Nick Woltemade, who is due to have a medical on Tyneside on Friday morning. The 23-year-old’s transfer could very well open the door to Alexander Isak securing his long-coveted move to Liverpool.

Woltemade has two Germany caps and loomed large on Bayern Munich’s shopping list this summer after scoring 17 goals in 33 appearances for Stuttgart last season. The fee includes £5m of add-ons.

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Brawl erupts in Mexico’s senate after debate over US military intervention to fight drug cartels

Alejandro ‘Alito’ Moreno and Gerardo Fernández Noroña grabbed and shouted at each other over the presence of foreign troops

Mexico’s senate devolved into violence this week as two of the country’s top politicians shoved, grabbed and shouted at each other after a heated discussion over the presence of foreign troops.

Alejandro “Alito” Moreno, head of the opposition Institutional Revolutionary party (Pri), grabbed at Gerardo Fernández Noroña, the senate president from the ruling Morena party, after lawmakers finished singing the national anthem to mark the end of the day’s session on Wednesday.

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Continue ReadingBrawl erupts in Mexico’s senate after debate over US military intervention to fight drug cartels

Brawl erupts in Mexico’s senate after debate over US military intervention to fight drug cartels

Alejandro ‘Alito’ Moreno and Gerardo Fernández Noroña grabbed and shouted at each other over the presence of foreign troops

Mexico’s senate devolved into violence this week as two of the country’s top politicians shoved, grabbed and shouted at each other after a heated discussion over the presence of foreign troops.

Alejandro “Alito” Moreno, head of the opposition Institutional Revolutionary party (Pri), grabbed at Gerardo Fernández Noroña, the senate president from the ruling Morena party, after lawmakers finished singing the national anthem to mark the end of the day’s session on Wednesday.

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Champions League draw: Alexander-Arnold primed for swift Liverpool reunion

  • Draw also pits De Bruyne against Manchester City

  • Arsenal set for return of nemesis Harry Kane

Trent Alexander-Arnold will make a swift return to Anfield after Liverpool were drawn to host Real Madrid in this season’s Champions League.

The right-back will face his old teammates months after his controversial move to the Bernabéu, which drew vocal disapproval from sections of the Liverpool support.

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Champions League draw: Alexander-Arnold primed for swift Liverpool reunion

  • Draw also pits De Bruyne against Manchester City

  • Arsenal set for return of nemesis Harry Kane

Trent Alexander-Arnold will make a swift return to Anfield after Liverpool were drawn to host Real Madrid in this season’s Champions League.

The right-back will face his old teammates months after his controversial move to the Bernabéu, which drew vocal disapproval from sections of the Liverpool support.

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Continue ReadingChampions League draw: Alexander-Arnold primed for swift Liverpool reunion