{"id":433936,"date":"2026-02-19T10:16:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T10:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/433936\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T10:16:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T10:16:15","slug":"transfer-news-live-woltemade-wants-newcastle-exit-barca-eye-up-rashford-alternative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/433936\/","title":{"rendered":"Transfer news LIVE: Woltemade wants Newcastle exit, Barca eye up Rashford alternative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>February 18th\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/eddie-howe-nick-woltemade-newcastle-united-2026-1770320946-189028.jpg\" title=\"Transfer news LIVE: Woltemade wants Newcastle exit, Barca eye up Rashford alternative\" alt=\"Transfer news LIVE: Woltemade wants Newcastle exit, Barca eye up Rashford alternative\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n                                       \u00a9IMAGO\n                                    <\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The January transfer window is now little more than a dot in the rearview mirror and as such European football has got back to the business of winning games and challenging for as much silverware and success as possible between now and the end of the season. However, as all football fans know, the rumour mill never truly sleeps and while the summer transfer window may be many months away, there are still plenty of top stories to dig into in the meantime.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Managers will be constantly assessing their squads with sporting directors and recruitment staff scanning the market for potential deals this summer. The rumour mill is still gathering pace and we&#8217;ve collated some of the biggest current transfer stories &#8211; you can access the full rumour below.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.com\/rumour-mill\/detail\/forum\/154\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/transfers-rumours-mobile-banners-1769421777-188016.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"503\" height=\"148\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nToday&#8217;s biggest transfer stories<\/p>\n<p>According to a new report in Germany, <a title=\"Newcastle United\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.com\/newcastle-united\/startseite\/verein\/762\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Newcastle<\/a> striker <a title=\"Nick Woltemade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.com\/nick-woltemade\/profil\/spieler\/455661\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nick Woltemade<\/a> is unhappy with his situation at the Premier League club and could push for an exit this summer. <a title=\"Bayern Munich\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.com\/bayern-munich\/startseite\/verein\/27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bayern Munich<\/a>, who previously tried to sign the towering striker, have been cited as a potential destination for him next season.<\/p>\n<p>\n    <a class=\"bbcodesLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.com\/will-julian-alvarez-join-fc-barcelona-\/thread\/forum\/154\/thread_id\/1095257\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                        Rumour<\/p>\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/576024-1684920938.jpg\" title=\"Juli\u00e1n Alvarez\" alt=\"Juli\u00e1n Alvarez\" class=\"\"\/>                    <\/p>\n<p>                        <a title=\"Juli\u00e1n Alvarez\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.com\/julian-alvarez\/profil\/spieler\/576024\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">J. Alvarez<\/a>                    <\/p>\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/13.png\" title=\"Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid\" alt=\"Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid\" class=\"\"\/>                    <\/p>\n<p>                        Centre-Forward                    <\/p>\n<p>                                    Atl\u00e9tico                                <\/p>\n<p>                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/13.png\" title=\"Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid\" alt=\"Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid\" class=\"\"\/>                                <\/p>\n<p>                                                                            ?<\/p>\n<p>                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/131.png\" title=\"FC Barcelona\" alt=\"FC Barcelona\" class=\"\"\/>                                <\/p>\n<p>                                    Barcelona                                <\/p>\n<p>                                    LaLiga                                <\/p>\n<p>                                    LaLiga                                <\/p>\n<p>    <\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.com\/atl-tico-de-madrid\/startseite\/verein\/13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Atl\u00e9tico Madrid<\/a> are hoping to sign up star striker <a title=\"Juli\u00e1n Alvarez\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.com\/juli-n-alvarez\/profil\/spieler\/576024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Juli\u00e1n Alvarez<\/a> to a new contract before the end of the season. The Argentine international has a deal until 20230 but is reportedly angling for a move to LaLiga rivals <a title=\"FC Barcelona\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.com\/fc-barcelona\/startseite\/verein\/131\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Barcelona<\/a> next season.<\/p>\n<p>\n    <a class=\"bbcodesLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.com\/will-murillo-join-chelsea-fc-\/thread\/forum\/154\/thread_id\/1074279\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                        Rumour<\/p>\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1005649-1709159139.jpg\" title=\"Murillo\" alt=\"Murillo\" class=\"\"\/>                    <\/p>\n<p>                        <a title=\"Murillo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.com\/murillo\/profil\/spieler\/1005649\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Murillo<\/a>                    <\/p>\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/703.png\" title=\"Nottingham Forest\" alt=\"Nottingham Forest\" class=\"\"\/>                    <\/p>\n<p>                        Centre-Back                    <\/p>\n<p>                                    Nott&#8217;m Forest                                <\/p>\n<p>                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/703.png\" title=\"Nottingham Forest\" alt=\"Nottingham Forest\" class=\"\"\/>                                <\/p>\n<p>                                                                            ?<\/p>\n<p>                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/631.png\" title=\"Chelsea FC\" alt=\"Chelsea FC\" class=\"\"\/>                                <\/p>\n<p>                                    Chelsea                                <\/p>\n<p>                                    Premier League                                <\/p>\n<p>                                    Premier League                                <\/p>\n<p>    <\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Chelsea FC\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.com\/chelsea-fc\/startseite\/verein\/631\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chelsea&#8217;s<\/a> never-ending hunt for new defenders will inevitably kick-start again in the summer and they seemingly already have a target in mind. A new report in England suggests that the Stamford Bridge side are considering a move for <a title=\"Nottingham Forest\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.com\/nottingham-forest\/startseite\/verein\/703\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nottingham Forest&#8217;s<\/a> 23-year-old talent <a title=\"Murillo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.com\/murillo\/profil\/spieler\/1005649\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Murillo<\/a> but may be forced to pay a high fee for the Premier League star.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"February 18th\u00a0 \u00a9IMAGO The January transfer window is now little more than a dot in the rearview mirror&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":433937,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[2902,105380,38703,1111,2905,130279,639,1766,2906,219,398,45794,2231,141506,92843,9202,2901,218,9884,2903,75834,134,399,349,237,1705,101,919,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-433936","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-ac-milan","9":"tag-alessandro-bastoni","10":"tag-antoine-semenyo","11":"tag-arsenal-fc","12":"tag-atletico-de-madrid","13":"tag-ayyoub-bouaddi","14":"tag-barcelona","15":"tag-bayern-munich","16":"tag-borussia-dortmund","17":"tag-chelsea","18":"tag-chelsea-fc","19":"tag-conor-gallagher","20":"tag-curtis-jones","21":"tag-deinner-ordonez","22":"tag-endrick","23":"tag-erling-haaland","24":"tag-fc-barcelona","25":"tag-football","26":"tag-gabriel-jesus","27":"tag-inter-milan","28":"tag-kees-smit","29":"tag-liverpool-fc","30":"tag-manchester-city","31":"tag-manchester-united","32":"tag-paris-saint-germain","33":"tag-real-madrid","34":"tag-sports","35":"tag-tottenham-hotspur","36":"tag-uk","37":"tag-united-kingdom","38":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=433936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433936\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/433937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=433936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=433936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=433936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}