Newcastle United hold talks with free agent striker & consider move for German midfielder - round-up
Newcastle United consider German midfielder as Bruno Guimaraes & Sandro Tonali linked with exits.
The Newcastle United rumour mill has been in full swing in the last 24 hours, with North London interest in Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes.
Tonali is wanted by Tottenham Hotspur, and Guimaraes has attracted interest from Arsenal. Meanwhile, the Magpies have been linked with a midfield signing of their own.
Here, we take a look at the latest transfer chatter doing the rounds:
Newcastle United consider move for Borussia Dortmund midfielder
Newcastle are again considering a move for Borussia Dortmund midfielder Felix Nmecha, Sky Sports News and the Daily Mail report.
The Magpies came close to signing the Germany international in the summer of 2023 but he instead joined Dortmund from Wolfsburg after Eddie Howe’s side pushed ahead with a £55million deal to sign Sandro Tonali.
Now, with Tonali increasingly likely to leave St James’ Park this summer, Nmecha is said to be back on the club’s radar.
However, there is one major stumbling block - and that is his price tag. Nmecha has a £73.5million release clause but Newcastle would want to negotiate a lower fee.
Rumour verdict: Seems like a non-starter, unless Dortmund give encouragement that they will deal at a much lower price.
Newcastle United hold talks with Dusan Vlahovic’s agent
Newcastle have held talks with the representatives of Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic, according to TuttoJuve (via Sport Witness).
The report claims that the Magpies have “intensified contact” with his entourage and initial discussions between the two parties have been “quite positive”. The Serbian is open to a move to the Premier League.
Juventus paid £66.6million to sign Vlahovic from Fiorentina back in 2022 but will lose him on a free transfer this summer, with his contract due to officially expire on June 30.
Rumour verdict: Unlikely. Vlahovic would have to take a significant wage cut for him to be affordable to Newcastle United.
Newcastle have rejected Arsenal’s verbal for their captain, Bruno Guimaraes.
As per The Athletic’s David Ornstein, the proposal, worth less than £60million, was communicated to Newcastle and swiftly rebuffed. NewcastleWorld has been told that Guimaraes is not for sale and no offers will be entertained.
Rumour verdict: Guimaraes will stay at Newcastle, unless the player himself attempts to force an exit.