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title: "Newcastle United: Wout Weghorst must be signed to end Joelinton woes after takeover [Opinion]"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-wout-weghorst-transfer-rumours-joelinton-takeover-opinion/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Adam Clancy"
section: "Newcastle United"
published: "2020-06-30T17:50:21Z"
modified: "2020-06-30T17:50:21Z"
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# Newcastle United: Wout Weghorst must be signed to end Joelinton woes after takeover \[Opinion\]

**Newcastle United must do all that they can to sign Wout Weghorst after [Bild](https://www.bild.de/bild-plus/sport/fussball/fussball/fuer-35-mio-england-klubs-jagen-bundesliga-star-71575382,view=conversionToLogin.bild.html) reported that they are chasing the Wolfsburg ace’s signature in the upcoming summer transfer window.**

As per the German outlet, the asking price is €35m, which equates to roughly £32m, as a number of clubs from the Premier League look set to battle it out for his signature.

This could give a perfect opportunity for the Tyneside club to finally find the striker that they need, given that Joelinton has not exactly set the world on fire since his [club-record £40m](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49039959#:~:text=Newcastle%20United%20have%20signed%20striker,on%20Wednesday%2C%20replacing%20Rafael%20Benitez.) transfer from Hoffenheim in last summer’s window.

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The 23-year old has only managed four goals and four assists in 37 games in all competitions so far in the 2019/20 season, according to [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/joelinton/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/333241/plus/0?saison=2019&verein=&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id=).

This is far from prolific for a man who cost such a large sum of money and Weghorst has outperformed him in a lot of key areas in the Bundesliga. The Dutch international had netted a much more impressive tally of 16 goals and also averaged more shots and key passes per league game (via [Whoscored](https://www.whoscored.com/PlayerComparison)).

Although Weghorst has [not had experience of playing in England](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/wout-weghorst/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/228645), much like [Joelinton](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/joelinton/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/333241) before he made the move to St. James’ Park, the Magpies should have no worries about lightning striking twice in this regard.

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At a price of £32m, the 27-year old would likely be affordable if the proposed takeover in the northeast goes through, too, and he could provide a welcome alternative to the hitherto disappointing Brazilian striker.

***Geordies, would Weghorst be a good signing for Newcastle? Comment below with your views!***