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Newcastle United’s newest switch hearsay has been addressed and, in some ways, shot down by The Athletic immediately.
Discuss has been rife this week concerning the Magpies summer season switch exercise. Profitable the Carabao Cup closing means the promise of European soccer can now be given to some extent, however the membership are hoping to push into the Champions League spots to safe their prime targets.
A type of being Dean Huijsen, who is predicted to depart Bournemouth on account of a tempting £50m buyout clause that’s energetic this summer season.
Another possibility at centre-back got here into the dialog on Wednesday. Nevertheless, it doesn’t sound notably possible for a number of causes:
Newcastle are admirers of Jarell Quansah however early discuss of a deal happening is “definitely large of the mark”, in line with The Athletic’s Liverpool correspondent James Pearce.
This follows on from an unique by Martin Hardy of The Occasions on Wednesday, the place he reported that Newcastle hope a deal price £30m plus add-ons could be sufficient.
Nevertheless, The Athletic’s chief Liverpool correspondent has shared a number of elements that counsel this is not going to be the case.
Pearce reviews that the 22-year-old was valued at round £50m final summer season when Newcastle first signalled their curiosity and has price ticket has solely elevated since then following a brand new contract in October, extra first staff expertise for the Reds and a current spot in Thomas Tuchel’s England squad.
On prime of that, it’s thought he stays in Arne Slot’s plans, with Liverpool ‘not contemplating’ a summer season sale and really a lot planning for him to stay on the membership forward of the 2025/26 season.
Liverpool’s precarious place at centre-back can be prone to be an element. It’s unclear if Virgil van Dijk will decide to a brand new contract, Ibrahima Konate will quickly be approaching the final yr of his deal and one other earlier Newcastle goal recovers from severe harm…
It might come as a shock if Newcastle re-established their curiosity in Joe Gomez. And in line with Chris Waugh at The Athletic, that curiosity was minimal within the first place.
Quansah was our desire, not Gomez, ought to we have now been compelled right into a commerce cope with Anthony Gordon going the opposite method in our desperation to satisfy the PSR deadline of June 30 final summer season.
Eddie Howe does like a flexible participant and little doubt Gomez’ capability to put as a centre-back and full-back has been famous. However at 28, the defender doesn’t match the profile that sporting director Paul Mitchell is at present seeking to attain in his bid to decrease the squad’s common age.
Gomez additionally has a worrying harm document, one thing Newcastle can’t afford to take an extra gamble on with Sven Botman changing into an rising concern, making this one really feel like a no-go at current.
