Reportedly, Newcastle has triggered the release clause of a $60 million Olympian, and Nottingham Forest and Bayern Munich are interested in the player.

Nottingham Forest and Bayern Munich are reportedly interested in the $60 million Olympian that Newcastle has reportedly triggered a release clause for.

An intriguing report from Spain indicates that Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest have expressed interest in Villarreal’s Olympic gold medallist, Alex Baena, and that the Magpies have activated the player’s release clause.

, 23, is also listed as being of interest to Bayern Munich, although it is not difficult to conceive that most teams have a fascination with the exceptional playmaker.Last season, Baena contributed five goals and 18 assists to the Yellow Submarine in all competitions, with 14 of the assists occurring during La Liga play.

He has scored four goals and provided five assists in 17 league matches thus far this season. Football Reference has rated him in a similar manner to Phil Foden, Julian Brandt, and Martin Odegaard, based on his metrics, as a dangerous dribbler, passer, and scorer when operating as an attacking midfielder or wide.

Nuno Espirito Santo has demonstrated a predilection for employing numerous wide players throughout the course of a game, while Newcastle’s Anthony Gordon occupies the left wing. However, Gordon is known to move throughout the top of the pitch.

However, Baena is as close to a no-brainer as possible for a club like Newcastle, which not only aspires to be a perennial European competitor but also a contender in any competition it enters in a given season. This sort of money is never a no-brainer.