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It was just earlier in the day that it emerged that Newcastle United had found a breakthrough in their quest to sign Matias Fernandez-Pardo from Lille. The saga had dragged on for weeks. But with merely days left in the transfer window, an agreement was finally found between the two sides. Fernandez-Pardo is expected to complete his move to Newcastle United on Tuesday. But while this transfer saga has taken so much time, the Magpies have moved quickly to get the next one done quickly. This time around, it is not an arrival though, but a departure. The speculation had broken out just last night and everything has already been agreed upon. Also, interestingly, it is a move that has been unlocked due to the impending arrival of Fernandez-Pardo from Lille. Only if Newcastle United were able to show the same swiftness when it comes to making signings. Fabrizio Romano confirms second Newcastle United transfer deal of the day According to Fabrizio Romano, Juventus have reached a verbal agreement with Newcastle United to sign Nick Woltemade. The journalist has given it the famous ‘here we go’ The move has been agreed as Woltemade will become a Juventus player on Deadline Day. The loan fee is worth £3.5 million to Newcastle United. There is no option or obligation to buy. So, Newcastle United will continue to maintain control of Woltemade’s future, no matter how his loan spell at Juventus goes. And that is a positive. The club had spent £69 million to sign him from VfB Stuttgart. Right now, they do not have any hope of recouping much of that fee after how out of sorts Woltemade has looked in the Premier League. That being said, if Woltemade can do well on loan at Juventus, it might open up a lot of options for Newcastle United to move him on next summer for a significant transfer fee. Of course, that depends on how his time in Turin goes. If he struggles there as well, one can only wonder what the future would hold for the German striker. What has gone wrong for Woltemade? It is not hard to remember when Woltemade was one of the most highly rated young strikers in all of Europe. In fact, he had enjoyed a bright start in Newcastle United colours as well. But he would soon lose his early form and never rediscover it. By the end of last season, Eddie Howe was playing him as more of a number 10 than a striker. The Italian Serie A is much slower than the Premier League. We have seen strikers have a good time there in the past, even after struggling in England. Rasmus Hojlund is a great recent example of that. And Romelu Lukaku made an entire career out of it. So, let’s see how things go for Woltemade.