The early winners and losers of the change of head coach at Newcastle United are becoming evident — and the identities of those Matthias Jaissle has taken a shine to or those he is struggling to find a place for are not necessarily as expected.If Yoane Wissa already looks a player reborn, Joe Willock is also in favour and looks revitalised, while Nick Woltemade remains a jigsaw piece that his compatriot is finding as difficult to fit in as Eddie Howe did.Willock seems to have deferred what had appeared an inevitable exit for at least a window. What happens with Woltemade over the next six days, on the other hand, is increasingly opaque.Stylistically, Woltemade looks even less suited to Jaissle’s football than Howe’s — and he simply did not work under the previous head coach — and the debate surrounding whether Newcastle should persist with him regardless, send him out on loan or perhaps even attempt to source a permanent buyer before Tuesday’s deadline rages.The issue with selling Woltemade is that Newcastle would have to take a substantial loss on the £64million ($87m) club-record fee they paid for the Germany international last year. Given their UEFA financial constraints, Newcastle must factor the economic consequences of any prospective deal just as weightily as the footballing ones.The rapid turnover of Newcastle’s squad this summer is far from complete, with further incomings and outgoings expected this week, and where Woltemade’s short-term future lies will be fascinating to see. Will Osula’s foot injury, which will sideline him for at least a fortnight, means Newcastle are short of out-and-out striker options.Jaissle is pushing for further reinforcements and he can now do so having secured his first victory as Newcastle head coach, a rollercoaster 3-2 Carabao Cup triumph over Championship side West Bromwich Albion which has set up a third-round tie at second-tier Millwall. Newcastle were deserved winners, but looked vulnerable defensively again — conceding from a free-kick, almost comically, and a penalty — even if they look dangerous in attack, with Bazoumana Toure scoring on debut and Harvey Barnes bagging a brace off the bench.
The Matthias Jaissle Newcastle project is taking shape – but Nick Woltemade remains a misfit
The German striker looks as difficult to fit into new coach's plans as he was under Eddie Howe








