'Crazy' - £50m Newcastle United transfer target speaks out after failed summer move
Newcastle United transfers: RB Leipzig winger Antonio Nusa has opened up about his future after summer transfer speculation.
RB Leipzig winger Antonio Nusa was linked with a move to the Premier League during the summer transfer window.
Newcastle United were one of several clubs linked with the 21-year-old Norway international, who impressed at the 2026 World Cup. Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa were also linked with Nusa, who has got his season off to a strong start at Leipzig with three goals and two assists in six appearances.
Nusa was previously close to joining Brentford from Club Brugge in 2024 but the deal was called off due to a failed medical. It is understood concerns over Nusa’s knee and back have seen Premier League clubs keep their distance. He is under contract at the Bundesliga club until 2029 and is currently distancing himself from any speculation regarding his future.
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Speaking to Sport Bild, Nusa said: “Honestly, I’m not thinking about that at the moment. I’m very happy here at RB Leipzig. My job is to play good football.”
Nusa has been valued in excess of £50million but refused to fuel the narrative regarding his price-tag.
“The sums being paid in the transfer market these days are sometimes crazy,” he added. “That’s why I wouldn’t want to set my own price either. The valuation is not in my hands. And in the end, as a player, you have no control over it.
“If a club says: €50 million, €60 million or €100 million – that’s not your decision as a player, but the clubs’. You have to accept it and make the best of it – and not let it drive you crazy.”
Nusa played predominantly on the left-wing for club and country. It’s an area Newcastle were looking to strengthen in the summer following the departure of Anthony Gordon but have since signed Bazoumana Toure and Matias Fernandez-Pardo, who can both play the position as well as handing starting left-winger Harvey Barnes a new long-term contract.
The £94million transfer spend on Toure and Fernandez-Pardo plus Barnes’ new contract all but ends Newcastle’s immediate search for a left-winger, however they would still look to strenghten on the right in future transfer windows. Anthony Elanga is currently out injured for Newcastle, while Matthias Jaissle’s other right-wing option, Jacob Murphy, is out of contract at the end of the season as things stand.