The high-priced swoop could prove a pivotal moment in their season and may ultimately pave the way for Alexander Isak’s departure to Liverpool.
With the clock ticking towards deadline day, the Magpies are under pressure to act decisively.
Offers have already been rejected for both Larsen and Wissa, but they have to make signings and landing both will now require a financial stretch - with fees at the £60 million mark apiece. Which is well beyond anything they would have imagined paying for the pair at the start of the summer.
Wolves are slapping a high valuation on Strand Larsen, considering the £62.5m Manchester United paid for Matheus Cunha - a figure they believe sets the new going rate for Premier League forwards.
Brentford, meanwhile, are holding firm on Wissa’s price, emboldened by the £55m Newcastle recently shelled out for Anthony Elanga and the £65m transfer that took Bryan Mbeumo to Manchester United.
Newcastle have tried to negotiate pricing, with £55m seen as the top-end true value of Strand Larsen and £40m for Wissa seen as the ceiling.
But they are now having to consider breaking through their own boundary limits as other options in the market are narrowed.
They remain keen on Nicolas Jackson from Chelsea - who they also rate at £60m - but they are having to wait on Bayern Munich’s attempt at signing him before they can successfully swoop.
They have continued to consider new options but a double deal for Wissa and Strand Larsen is seen as the most likely way out of this tricky moment and it would open the door for Isak to complete a high-profile switch to Liverpool, a move that’s been brewing quietly in the background.
Sources indicate Newcastle will not green-light any sale until they are fully covered up front.
Bringing in just one of the two targets would leave them short in attack - a risk Eddie Howe and the recruitment team are reluctant to take.
This is not just about bolstering depth - it is a calculated rebalancing of Newcastle’s attack, driven by necessity and market forces.
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