Newcastle United have reportedly despatched scouts to look at Botafogo’s Igor Jesus over the worldwide break because the membership seek for a long-term substitute for Callum Wilson.
In keeping with TBR Soccer, Toon officers have been in attendance to look at the striker in Brazil’s conflict with Venezuela final week, which resulted in a 1-1 draw.
The 23-year-old began within the World Cup qualifier alongside Newcastle star Bruno Guimaraes earlier than being substituted on the 68th minute because the Selecao looked for a second-half winner.
Jesus performs naturally as a striker and is regarded as on the radar of a number of Premier League golf equipment, with Chelsea and Arsenal additionally listed within the report as massive followers of the attacker alongside Brighton, Fulham and Brentford.
The previous Shabab Al Ahli participant has beforehand been described as being ‘extraordinarily aggressive and with a really excessive work charge’ by the person who helped to find him, so he could possibly be an ideal match for an Eddie Howe staff as we glance to recruit competitors for Alexander Isak.
The difficulty Newcastle could have is relating to his price ticket – Botafogo are believed to be asking for round £30m for the striker, which is considerably greater than we’ll recoup for a soon-to-be out of contract Wilson and never low cost for a participant who’d doubtless play again as much as Isak.
Right here’s a number of clips of the South American in motion: