It’s been a quiet begin to January, however there have been loads of hyperlinks to right-wingers each domestically and on the continent.
As at all times is the case within the trendy recreation the membership has remained tight-lipped about potential incomings, however the newest info popping out of the membership has been to speak down information about any arrivals.
With every passing day it appears extra probably that Jacob Murphy will probably be entrusted with holding down the right-wing spot for the rest of the season, nevertheless it’s clear we now have a listing of targets for the summer season.
In line with The Athletic, Newcastle have ‘performed down’ hyperlinks with Man Metropolis winger James McAtee, whereas two different continental choices are ‘unlikely’ to reach this month.
The Mail reported earlier this month that Newcastle had been admirers and alerted by a possible £25m price ticket, nevertheless it’s believed he isn’t a participant we plan to focus on in 2025 at this level.
Shifting abroad, The Athletic’s Chris Waugh additionally provides that winter strikes for PSV’s Johan Bakayoko and Monaco’s Maghnes Akliouche ‘seem unlikely’ this month.
For the previous of the 2 continental pursuits, it rehashes feedback made by Bakayoko’s agent earlier within the month. Gerard Witters stated his consumer “won’t go away PSV this season, whatever the quantity
Akliouche is a longstanding curiosity of Newcastle United sporting director Paul Mitchell, and the 22-year-old could also be one to look at heading into the summer season.
The Athletic have additionally additional confirmed our curiosity in Premier League skills Tyler Dibling and Bryan Mbeumo – nevertheless it once more seems that neither will probably be packing their baggage and shifting to the north east this winter.
Our curiosity in Dibling goes again to earlier than he made his skilled debut, having scored a hat-trick in opposition to us at youth degree, and has been ‘watched’ for a potential deal. Nonetheless, the 18-year-old will not be deemed a precedence this month.
A January transfer for Mbeumo feels a little bit of a stretch in what can be an ‘costly and sophisticated’ switch, in response to Waugh. The Bees have a monitor report for being laborious sellers who will probably be reluctant to dump their top-scorer mid-season, and with curiosity unlikely to vanish earlier than the summer season there will probably be loads of potential patrons for the 25-year-old.
Arsenal are additionally stated to have an interest within the Cameroonian, they usually could also be extra more likely to meet the Bees’ calls for this month with Bukayo Saka sidelined till March.