Merely a few hours ago we received the official 'Here We Go' on Matias Fernandez-Pardo, a player Newcastle United have been in discussions with for some time, in a £51m deal from French club Lille.
Almost simultaneously we also received news that a loan deal for Nick Woltemade to Juventus is progressing, with the German reportedly keen on making the move to Italy before the window slams shut.
That present an interesting late window switch for the Magpies, but one that seems to make perfect sense given everything we know about how Jaissle will play, and Nick Woltemade's tough time on Tyneside.
Nick Woltemade to Juventus
We will start with Nick Woltemade's move, given that largely helps us to understand why the signing of Fernandez-Pardo makes so much sense.
Woltemade has had a very difficult time since he joined Newcastle United, unable to really find his feet beyond his first few games in a black and white shirt. Whilst that was largely deemed not his fault under Eddie Howe, given he was being used out of position for a large majority of last season, the appointment of Matthias Jaissle hasn't really seen any sort of resurgence.
Woltemade has found it increasingly difficult to secure meaningful minutes, with his more methodical style of play not really aligning with the intensity and pace at which Jaissle likes to play.
Whilst he hasn't necessarily looked awful during his cameos, it has seemed that his best chance of impacting a game come in the final minutes, when the Magpies may not quite be looking to press as high and there are tired legs which he can capitalise on with his link up play.
Unfortunately, that simply isn't enough contribution to the squad to make keeping him a unanimous no-brainer, instead, bringing in someone more suited who has the attributes to seamlessly fit into multiple positions in the system has reared its head as a much more fruitful outcome.
That has brought about the idea of a move away arising this summer, with the possibility of Serie A football seemingly much more suited to his attributes and possibly marking the opportunity to gain back confidence and goal scoring prowess.
The move being a loan makes for an intriguing prospect, with it appearing that Newcastle either don't believe they can recoup the full sum the would like for Woltemade in a permanent deal this summer, or feeling there is a chance for Nick to return if he does well (although the discourse at present does suggest an obligation will be included.
Either way, it does feel as though this is probably the best move for all parties, especially with the incoming of Fernandez-Pardo and Newcastle being able to offload a good chunk of the German's wages - despite how gutting it may be that it hasn't worked out.
Fernandez-Pardo joins Newcastle United
Despite the rather bullish way he has gone about leaving Lille, which you can read more about here, Newcastle fans have every right to be excited about what Fernandez-Pardo will bring to Tyneside.
The £60m fee marks a hefty sum of money, but one which can be considered justified to secure the services of one of Europe's top talents, who has had clubs like Liverpool and Atletico Madrid sniffing around too this summer.
The majority of talk suggested Newcastle would be looking to bring in a number 10 (which may still happen by the way...), but Fernandez-Pardo marks a player who can play across the frontline, most prominently occupying the centre forward position.
The Belgian's addition will give the Magpies the option of him, Yoane Wissa or Will Osula to lead the line, all of which have a very astute set of attributes to form part of Jaissle's frontline. All of those three could well slot into the 10 if needed, with Osula and Fernandez-Pardo also being adept at occupying wide areas too.
That give the Magpies and exceptionally dynamic frontline that can be rotated depending on the specific attributes needed on a game-by-game basis.
The Belgian has the high intensity, pressing power that we have seen used so far in Jaissle's system, the ability to run off the shoulder into channels and has that direct nature which has seen the Magpies be so effective on quick breaks thus far.
Fernandez-Pardo replacing Woltemade
You will hopefully now be able to see exactly why replacing Woltemade with Fernandez-Pardo couldn't really be much more of a no brainer for Newcastle.
The only real qualm could come from the fact that Woltemade offered a very different option to any of the other attackers, but even then there are subtle differences which make each of those already in the squad suitable for different fixtures, scenarios and desired outcomes.
To put it quite explicitly, with this little switch (If Woltemade leaves of course) Newcastle are getting rid of a slower, more methodically inclined link up striker who doesn't have the tendencies to play with the speed that Jaissle likes, for a Quick, technical, XG matching, chance creating monster who can play across the line and aid in every phase of play.
I'm not sure there's a much more positive indication than that...
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