Newcastle United have been criticised by an unnamed source, claiming to be close to Diego Carlos.
The source told The Daily Star the Magpies made a 'derisory offer' for the Brazilian centre-back and said the Magpies should not be 'washing their dirty linen in public.'
The comments come after a public pursuit of the Sevilla defender during the January transfer window, where Newcastle made a number of bids to sign the defender, but a move to St. James' Park did not transpire.