Newcastle United have signed Germany striker Nick Woltemade from VfB Stuttgart in a club-record deal.

Sources have told ESPN the fee agreed was £64.9m ($87.5m).

The 23-year-old was at the club's training ground on Friday to finalise a move to the Premier League club and was confirmed as a Newcastle player on Saturday.

"I'm really happy to be at this amazing club," Woltemade said. "From the first contact, I felt like the club really wanted me and had big plans for me.

"It's a big step in my life to leave Germany but everybody has welcomed me so well and it already feels like family. I have a really good feeling from speaking to the head coach that this is the right place for me to find my best level.

"I know the stadium from watching games on television -- it looks amazing a

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