Aston Villa Are Now Eyeing €65m Newcastle Man: Right Option For Emery?

Aston Villa Are Now Eyeing €65m Newcastle Man: Right Option For Emery? Spending £85m on a striker usually guarantees you goals, or at least a bit of peace of mind. Newcastle United got neither. One summer after his blockbuster move from VfB Stuttgart, Nick Woltemade looks increasingly like an expensive square peg in a very round Tyneside hole. Now, the vultures are circling. Aston Villa face a fascinating gamble as heavyweights circle Newcastle misfit Nick Woltemade According to transfer insider Ekrem Konur , Aston Villa have joined Borussia Dortmund and Atlético Madrid in monitoring the 24-year-old German international. He is a massive lad, standing at nearly two meters tall. Yet his debut season in the Premier League yielded a pretty underwhelming eight goals from 33 appearances. With Newcastle missing out on Europe and needing to sort their finances, the board is ready to cut its losses. Spanish outlet AS reports that they have slapped a €65m asking price on his head. That is roughly £56.3m. A loan is also on the table. The Unai Emery tactical puzzle NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND – MAY 17: Nick Woltemade of Newcastle United celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and West Ham United at St James’ Park on May 17, 2026 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images) For Unai Emery, this is where it gets interesting. Woltemade isn’t your typical old-school target man. He has surprisingly tidy feet for a giant and loves dropping deeper to link play. But does this move actually make sense for Villa? Not on paper. Not at that price. Villa already have Ollie Watkins leading the line. He is the undisputed main man. Bringing in Woltemade for over £56 million just to sit on the bench or offer tactical flexibility feels remarkably counterproductive. To fund it, reports suggest Aston Villa might even have to sell Morgan Rogers. That sounds like madness. You don’t cash in on a rising talent just to buy a reclamation project that struggled under the pressure of a big price tag at St James’ Park. However, if Villa can sell the Englishman for a good price, then things can be different. Emery needs reliable, proven quality to keep Villa competitive at the top. Taking a massive financial punt on a forward who managed just 11 goals in 51 total games last term is a risk the club simply cannot afford.