Newcastle United aims to sign Stuttgart star Bilal El Khannouss after hitting a wall in negotiations for Matias Fernandez-Pardo. The club grew frustrated. Those discussions included a reported 60 million euro bid for Fernandez-Pardo that was unsuccessful. That bid just failed.
Newcastle targets the Moroccan international as another option. The team needs a backup. The club shifted focus to the Stuttgart player to plan for the chance that the negotiation for Fernandez-Pardo fails to move forward and does not advance.