Fabrizio Romano: Newcastle eyeing £55m centre-back needed by Chelsea and Bayern

Fabrizio Romano: Newcastle eyeing £55m centre-back needed by Chelsea and Bayern

After failing to signal a centre-back over the previous few switch home windows, it will likely be attention-grabbing to see if a long-term substitute for Fabian Schar arrives this summer time.

Bids for Crystal Palace’s Marc Guehi failed final August and Abdukodir Khusanov was focused in January, just for Man Metropolis to beat us to a deal for the previous Lens star.

It’s clearly a key space of focus for Paul Mitchell, together with that elusive right-winger signing, and one other identify has been linked in latest days.

It seems to be like Newcastle United have one other Bournemouth star in thoughts as we head into the summer time switch window with (hopefully) cash to spend.

Based on Fabrizio Romano, Newcastle are one of many golf equipment exhibiting curiosity in Dean Huijsen alongside Chelsea and Bayern Munich.

The 19-year-old has had an excellent first season within the Premier League and isn’t the one Cherries centre-back regarded as on our radar, with the i’s Mark Douglas beforehand reporting on our curiosity in Illia Zabarnyi.

Talking on his Youtube channel on all issues transfers, Romano mentioned: “Chelsea are certainly one of a number of golf equipment excited by Dean Huijsen, then there’s curiosity in Bayern Munich. Additionally Newcastle are exhibiting curiosity in Huijsen.

“They’re doing very properly and in case they’re within the Champions League subsequent season, funding in a centre-back may very well be made and Huijsen is likely one of the gamers they’re monitoring.

“He has a launch clause in his contract legitimate in the summertime, so Huijsen will likely be, for certain, one to observe in the summertime switch window.”

Whereas the membership had been locked in in the end unsuccessful talks with Crystal Palace for Marc Guehi, Bournemouth pulled off one of many signings of the summer time in Dean Huijsen.

Newcastle had been linked with the Dutch-born defender previous to his transfer to Eddie Howe’s former membership, but it surely was the Cherries who snuck in and sealed a £15m deal.

Six months later, it’s been urged that his summer time launch is round £55m, that means Bournemouth stand to make a right away revenue of £40m ought to he go away.