Newcastle: Bilal El Khannouss should stay in Stuttgart

Published: September 5, 2026

By: Manu Tournoux

Unless the situation turns around, Bilal El Khannouss will stay in Stuttgart. The Moroccan international did not want to leave the German club at all costs and favored stability in the absence of a really interesting proposition.

Stuttgart were greedy for their player, while Newcastle finally completed the arrival of Matias Fernandez-Pardo from Lille. A track which therefore closes the door to a departure from El Khannouss in the last hours of the transfer window.

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Manu Tournoux

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