Newcastle have found negotiating transfers a tricky business this summer given selling clubs know how deep their pockets are.
Watford have joined Leicester City in challenging the Magpies to get their hands deeper if they are serious about landing one of their prized assets in Joao Pedro. It seems Newcastle are prepared to hold their nerve presumably reasoning that clubs like the Hornets will be tempted to grab the deals on the table nearer September
What is certain is that there is plenty of time with a week and a half to go before the transfer window shuts for a flurry of late action at St James’s Park. Mirror Sport brings you the best of the online news about Newcastle out there….