Newcastle United have already dealt Burnley a couple of blows this season by beating them in the Premier League and taking Chris Wood off them via a £25million release clause. The two sides still have to face each other on the final day in a game that Burnley may need to win to stay up. But regardless of their top-flight fate, United may yet about to inflict another dent to the Turf Moor side.
United's interest in James Tarkowski is well known but there is a suggestion that the Magpies could have nudged ahead in the race for his signature with West Ham cooling their interest in the centre-back. Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has discussed a budget ahead of the summer window but with Tarkowski available for free, as he is at the end of his contract, and the Magpies able to better his £50,000 per week wages at Burnley, it could be the perfect deal.
