Le SSC Napoli explore activement la piste d’un prêt de l’attaquant allemand Nick Woltemade en provenance de Newcastle United avant la fin du mercato. Le club de Serie A cible également Marc Guiu de Chelsea pour renforcer son secteur offensif après le départ de Romelu Lukaku.
À l’approche de la fermeture du marché des transferts, la direction napolitaine s’activa pour remodeler son secteur offensif. Les dirigeants du club italien étudient plusieurs options de premier plan pour épauler l’entraîneur Max Allegri, avec parmi les profils ciblés l’international allemand Nick Woltemade, sous contrat avec les Magpies depuis l’été dernier. According to Sky Sport Italia, Sportitalia and Fabrizio Romano, Woltemade is the latest name on the list, although it would only be possible if Newcastle United let the German go on loan.
Les pistes offensives du Napoli et la situation de Nick Woltemade
Le profil de l’avant-centre de Newcastle séduit les recruteurs transalpins grâce à son profil physique et son sens du but. Nick Woltemade has already experienced dramatic peaks and troughs since joining Newcastle United from VfB Stuttgart in a deal worth £69 million last summer, while the 24-year-old hit the ground running at St. James’ Park, he struggled in the second half of the 2025/26 season, barely finding the back of the net in his outings in 2026. The 24-year-old has alternated between brilliance and more delicate periods on Premier League pitches.
Despite those issues, the player’s stock remains high, and a move to Serie A may be on the cards. The German international has still managed a decent tally of 11 goals and five assists in 52 appearances for Newcastle United thus far. Conscient de cette situation, le club de Serie A a noué des contacts pour évaluer la faisabilité d’un accord de prêt temporaire before Tuesday’s transfer deadline.
Entre les exigences financières de Newcastle et les alternatives ciblées
Obtenir le renfort du joueur représente toutefois un dossier complexe pour l’état-major napolitain. That is quite the ask considering the Magpies paid €75m to buy him from Stuttgart only a year ago, when he had been on the Napoli radar. Meanwhile, Matthias Jaissle recently lent his support to Woltemade, and a summer departure from St. James’ Park may not be on the cards.
Face à cet obstacle, la direction du Napoli garde d’autres options à l’étude. According to an update from reputed Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano, Marc Guiu is also the subject of interest from Napoli, with the Serie A giants keen on reinforcing their offensive unit by signing a striker in the final days of the ongoing transfer window, and they have their sights set on the out-of-favour Chelsea attacker. Fabrizio Romano has suggested that Guiu is an “easier option”, though the Serie A giants have also explored a move for the Newcastle United forward. If an investment was to be made to purchase a player, then the favourite would be Guiu at Chelsea, but the asking price would have to drop to €15m. Parallèlement, le nom de Gabriel Jesus demeure évoqué parmi les pistes de longue date, Gabriel Jesus has long been mentioned for Napoli, although here too the costs are considered too high for a player whose Arsenal contract expires at the end of the season.
Le dégraissage de l’effectif et l’avenir à court terme
Ces mouvements de personnel interviennent dans un contexte de profonde réorganisation de l’attaque napolitaine. Rasmus Hojlund was impressive on loan last summer and subsequently completed a permanent move to the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, but the Serie A giants have parted ways with Romelu Lukaku this summer, with the Belgian international joining Fenerbahce. Napoli will only bring in a new striker if Noa Lang is sold, with candidates including Marc Guiu of Chelsea, Newcastle United’s Nick Woltemade, and Arsenal forward Gabriel Jesus.
Pour financer et structurer ces arrivées, les Partenopei cherchent également à céder les éléments jugés excédentaires. The Partenopei have already managed to release one unwanted player in attack, as Walid Cheddira underwent his medical tests with Serie B side Avellino today for €2.5m plus bonus. Le club espère désormais finaliser le départ de Noa Lang, who spent half of last season on loan at Galatasaray, hoping to now offload Lang and bring in circa €25m from that deal so that Napoli can secure a replacement more suited to coach Max Allegri’s football.
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