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It feels more and more potential that Newcastle don’t strengthen this month, upping the significance of a giant summer time switch window.
It could be a giant threat and will go away us brief in our pursuit of Champions League soccer and our first trophy since 1995, however that hasn’t stopped names being linked with a possible summer time transfer in thoughts.
The newest comes from Brentford, the place it appears Cameroonian worldwide Bryan Mbeumo isn’t the one Bees participant on Toon scouts’ radar.
As we shared final week, it’s believed Steve Nickson was just lately on the Gtech Stadium to take a more in-depth take a look at Bryan Mbeumo – however our head of recruitment has additionally been preserving a more in-depth eye on a sure Brentford defender.
The Chronicle’s Lee Ryder studies that Dutchman Sepp van den Berg has impressed Newcastle scouts, not solely this season however throughout his earlier mortgage spells at Mainz and Schalke.
The 23-year-old is a flexible, right-sided centre-back who has performed in a number of roles this season beneath Thomas Frank, working at right-back and left-back alongside his most well-liked position within the center.
Van den Berg full a £25m transfer from Liverpool over the summer time and seems to be within the ‘one to observe’ class in our seek for defensive reinforcements, particularly now Man Metropolis have overwhelmed us to 2 younger abilities in Abdukodir Khusanov and Juma Bah.
Ryder studies that Nickson was within the stands to observe Brentford’s 2-2 draw with Man Metropolis final week and, regardless of Mbeumo being the primary participant of focus, he was additionally eager to take a more in-depth take a look at the previous Reds expertise.
It’s believed Bayern Leverkusen are additionally watching the centre-back, exhibiting how highly-rated he’s throughout Europe after a robust begin to his time in West London.
With Fabian Schar and Jamaal Lascelles each out of contract on the finish of the season, it’s straightforward to see why Newcastle are assessing their right-sided choices.
Schar is prone to signal an extension, however he’s 33 and a long-term alternative has been hunted for a couple of switch home windows now, with Marc Guehi focused final summer time.
As or Lascelles, it feels nearly sure that he’s launched on the finish of the season, particularly when he’s nonetheless a ‘few months’ away from returning following ACL surgical procedure.
