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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Louise Taylor

Newcastle close in on £30m deal for Sevilla defender Diego Carlos

Yannick Carrasco of Atletico Madrid in action with Diego Carlos of Sevilla during a La Liga match between Sevilla CF and Atletico de Madrid last December.
Diego Carlos (right) has put in a formal transfer request to secure a move to Newcastle. Photograph: DAX Images/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

Diego Carlos appears to have succeeded in forcing a move from Sevilla to Newcastle and could be registered in time to make his debut in Saturday’s Premier League game at Leeds.

Shortly after the 28-year-old Brazilian centre-back submitted a formal transfer request, Sevilla – who had rejected two Newcastle bids – appeared to concede defeat in their attempts to retain him and began advanced negotiations over a potential deal in the region of £30m.

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