Newcastle United is hoping to sign Stuttgart player Bilal El Khannouss after hitting a wall in talks for Matias Fernandez-Pardo. The club grew frustrated. Those talks included a reported 60 million euro bid for Fernandez-Pardo that did not work out. That bid did not succeed.
Newcastle is considering the Moroccan international as a backup choice. The team wants a backup. The club pivoted to the Stuttgart player to prepare for the chance that the deal for Fernandez-Pardo fails to move forward and fails to progress.