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Newcastle United Now reportedly have a major advantage in the pursuit of an “extraordinary” defender.
Eddie Howe keen to strengthen his backline
Bringing in a new defender is obviously one of them Eddie HoweAfter identifying Lens, this January’s priorities Abdulkodir Kusanov as his primary goal.
Kusanov is Open Moving to St James’ Park, the Magpies are now believed to be shifting their transfer policy towards signing players with potential rather than established stars.
New policy means Newcastle are also keen to sign players Premier League Experience that could make Barcelona Eric Garcia It’s an interesting choice given his experience at Manchester City.
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Howe was interested in Marc Gueye in the summer but Crystal Palace’s asking price proved to be a major stumbling block. However, now it seems a cheaper option has been found.
According to reports in Italy (via SportWitness ), the Magpies Leading the race For the Milan defender Fikayo Tomori – They now have a major advantage in the race to sign him.
A number of Serie A clubs have also shown interest in Tomori and Napoli are in contact over a deal, but Gazzetta dello Sport reports that Milan do not want to sell him to a direct competitorcould open the door to a move to Tyneside.
Howe’s side have been encouraged in their pursuit of the centre-back, with reports also suggesting he could be an affordable option and the Italian club may be willing to sanction his departure for a fee of €25m (£21m) . .
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Upcoming Premier League matches for Newcastle United |
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fixture |
date |
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Manchester United (away) |
December 30 |
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Tottenham Hotspur (away) |
January 4 |
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Wolves (home) |
January 15 |
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Bournemouth (home) |
January 18 |
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Southampton (guest) |
January 25 |
Tomori struggles for game time
Milan may be willing to drop Tomori from their squad this January as he has fallen significantly down the pecking order at the San Siro, failing to start One Serie A match since early October.
Nonetheless, the 27-year-old has impressed the Italian club in the past, earning high praise from former Milan executive Ivan Gazidis back in 2022. explain:
“Fikayo has been outstanding this season. He is definitely one of the pillars of this team and he is one of the players we want to build the team around. He has tremendous dedication on and off the pitch.”
Newcastle’s new transfer policy stipulates that players with Premier League experience are preferred, and the Canadian-born defender fit the bill during his time at Chelsea, although he never succeeded in cementing himself as a key long-term player.
Although Tomori has fallen out of favor at Milan recently, his previous performances suggest he could be a reliable signing for Newcastle, with the added bonus that he can be acquired for a relatively low fee of £21m.
