A look at the latest Newcastle United transfer rumours on Friday, 22 July.
Magpies miss out on Sekou Mara as Southampton strike deal with Bordeaux
Newcastle United's Premier League rivals Southampton have agreed a deal with Bordeaux to sign highly rated youngster Sekou Mara. The French club tweeted: "Agreement in principle with @SouthamptonFC for the transfer of @S_Mvrv . The striker will join England in order to pass his medical examination and sign his contract.”
90Min claim the Premier League outfit will pay a reported fee £12.8million and beating Everton and Newcastle to his signature. The 19-year-old enjoyed a steady breakthrough campaign, scoring six goals and notching two assists in 27 games.
Newcastle United told to shop elsewhere amid Ivan Toney links
Former West Ham United striker Frank McAvennie has told Newcastle United to go big in their hunt for a striker this summer after reports claim Brentford have slapped a £40million price tag on Ivan Toney. The Magpies sold the striker for a fee in the region of £600,000 to Peterborough where he rebuilt his career and later secured a move to the Bees.
McAvennie told Football Insider: “Would he go to Newcastle? Yes. I think this is a big year for them. I don’t think they’ll win the league but they’ll want to challenge for top eight or top seven and get into the [Europa] Conference League hopefully.
“Next year it will be the Champions League spots they’ll want to get and then they will be challenging for the league. Toney isn’t one of the out and out top strikers in the world and I think Newcastle have the money to spend big on a striker.
“Do I think he could go there and play? Yes. Do I think it’ll happen? No. I don’t think Brentford would let him go.
“I don’t think he’s big enough to go to Newcastle. The number nine jersey is a massive one at Newcastle and I don’t think Toney could handle that.“
Eddie Howe confident of two new Newcastle United signings amid Jack Harrison demands
Eddie Howe remains confident that Newcastle United will make a transfer breakthrough in time for the Premier League's big kick off.
Despite being dealt transfer blows on Hugo Ekitike, who opted for Paris St-Germain, and Moussa Diaby, who says he is staying at Bayer Leverkusen, Howe and sporting director Dan Ashworth have other targets in mind. One of them is Leeds United's Jack Harrison but negotiations remain ongoing over a price for the £35million rated winger.
Howe likes the Stoke-born Elland Road star but Newcastle have not come close to Leeds' valuation of the star. Harrison has two years left on his current deal with the Yorkshire club which puts them in a strong position on an asking price.
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