Newcastle United told to sell Nick Woltemade as Eddie Howe reveals £119m 'wish'
Nick Woltemade has endured a difficult debut season at Newcastle United despite some early promise.
Former West Ham United and Sunderland midfielder Don Hutchison believes Newcastle United should sell club-record signing Nick Woltemade.
Woltemade has scored 10 goals since arriving from Stuttgart last summer for £64million, however only one of those has come in 2026. He was signed as a striker but since February has often been used in midfield.
The 24-year-old’s playing time has also taken a hit in recent months, having started the previous four games on the bench before returning to the XI for the 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest on Sunday.
Woltemade isn’t alone with fellow striker Yoane Wissa, who also arrived last summer for £55m from Brentford, on the periphery. Will Osula, whom many regarded as the club’s fourth-choice option, is ending the season as the main striker.
Newcastle United should sell Nick Woltemade - Don Hutchison
Eddie Howe told NewcastleWorld last week that he wishes to keep Woltemade and Wissa, but Hutchison has urged United to ‘certainly’ cash in on Woltemade, if not both players, depending on how Wissa performs during pre-season.
“I would sell Woltemade,” Hutchison told BestBettingSites. “Woltemade is a contradiction, really, where technically he's a very good player, but you lose a lot of territory in a game when he plays because he comes short all of the time.
“If you play him as a number nine and he comes short, the team comes 60 yards away from goal. Your build-up play has to be exceptional to try and get a shot at target.
“Whereas, again, if you close your eyes, you think of Newcastle when they demolished Spurs and many other teams—Chelsea for half an hour, 45 minutes—it was: close your eyes, midfield whip it over the top, Murphy run, Isak run, Gordon run. Three midfield players go and step on and put them under pressure.
“Woltemade takes you back the other way; he comes towards his own goal, which for another side could be amazing. Not for Newcastle.
“So I would cash in. I would sell Wissa because... unless he can have a pre-season where he gets himself fit again. But again, he needs to do more. I would certainly look at selling Woltemade. Talented player, yes, I get it—just not for Newcastle’s style.”