You’d assume the arrival of one other midfielder is nicely down Newcastle’s precedence record given our must strengthen down the right-wing and at centre-back, however a well-recognized identify has been linked by way of the German media this week.
Final summer time, earlier than we sealed a £55m deal for Sandro Tonali, The Telegraph’s Luke Edwards revealed that we have been displaying severe curiosity in a £15 transfer for Felix Nmecha, who was at Wolfsburg on the time.
Since making a €30m transfer to Borussia Dortmund final July, the 6ft 2′ midfielder has gone on to draw curiosity from various Premier League golf equipment, which brings us properly to the most recent experiences popping out of Germany.
Newcastle again in for Nmecha?
In line with German outlet BILD, Newcastle United are again within the working for Nmecha, stating that Man Utd and Chelsea have additionally been alerted by his ‘sensational growth’ following final summer time’s €30m transfer from Wolfsburg.
The report additionally goes on to say that scouts from Newcastle, Man Utd and Chelsea have been all within the stands to observe Nmecha in Dortmund’s 1-1 draw with Bayern Munich over the weekend.
The 24-year-old has already launched himself to the St James’ Park crowd when he scored the winner in Dortmund’s 1-0 win towards us within the Champions League final season, and our recruitment staff was clearly impressed.
It’s believed Dortmund will demand massive cash to contemplate his sale in 2025, suggesting Newcastle must pay at the very least triple the £15m payment t hat was mooted final summer time when the midfielder was first linked with a transfer to St James’ Park.
Nmecha, who additionally has three caps for the German nationwide staff, spent 14 years at Manchester Metropolis earlier than making the transfer to the Bundesliga the place he’s shone in the previous couple of seasons.
Do we’d like one other midfielder?
Personally, it’s troublesome to see Newcastle going after one other central midfielder within the rapid future, so Nmecha may be one identify to regulate for subsequent summer time.
Sean Longstaff’s long-term future is doubtful – he might be offered for pure revenue – and it stays to be seen if Man Metropolis will reignite their curiosity in Bruno Guimaraes after contemporary hyperlinks as we speak.
Nevertheless, it could be a giant shock if we moved for one more midfielder earlier than addressing points at centre-back, down the right-wing and up entrance first.