Newcastle United dealing via intermediaries to try and sign Jorgen Strand Larsen | OneFootball

Newcastle United are interested in Jorgen Strand Larsen.

Eddie Howe’s recruitment team now in discussions via intermediaries to try and get the signing done.

The news comes via David Ornstein at The Athletic who says that his information is that Jorgen Strand Larsen is keen on moving to Newcastle United.

However, the Wolves striker is not going to agitate to leave Molineux, according to Ornstein.

The Athletic journalist states that Jorgen Strand Larsen is among a small group of strikers under consideration by United.

My reading of this, is that with the Wolves striker, we are talking about a replacement for Callum Wilson, not as a potential replacement for Alexander Isak. Just as is the case with trying to sign Yoane Wissa.

Jorgen Strand Larsen did well in his first season at Wolves after a £23m move from Celta Vigo.

The now 25 year old having been directly involved in exactly a third of the 54 Premier League goals that Wolves scored last season. In 30 PL starts and five sub appearances, the Norway international managed 14 league goals and four PL assists.

I don’t think Jorgen Strand Larsen is a bad idea if Newcastle United are now trying to sign him as a Callum Wilson replacement, but if he did sign for NUFC, then I think a striker with a higher/better profile would also need to come in before Newcastle United would consider selling Isak. I can’t imagine who that striker would be and as Liverpool refuse to make a serious offer for Alexander Isak as well, I think a departure for Isak this window is very difficult to imagine.