Newcastle transfer: Barcelona reject 'ridiculous' first offer for ex-Man City star as Magpies told asking price
Newcastle have been told what they will distinctly have to compensation to symbol Ferran Torres this summertime season after Barcelona scorned the Magpies’ ‘senseless’ opening prearrangement.
Newcastle are on the hunt for a brand name-renowned forward this summertime season and also have been heavily attached wearing a reaction for Raphinha.
A report last month pretended they hauled the plug on a prearrangement for the winger as Barcelona ‘will distinctly not be met wearing deriving a figure much less than what they possessed to compensation’ Leeds Joined 2 years ago, while the Brazilian does ‘not seemed attracted by the opportunity of objective at a subordinate that will distinctly not be tinkering in the Victors League next period’.
However it was pretended on Thursday that Raphinha sticks severely Newcastle’s ‘top priority’ target as head preceptor Eddie Howe is ‘infatuated’ wearing the winger, and also they are readying an perfected £44.5m proposal, which would distinctly almost satiate Barcelona’s urge to recuperate the £50m expense they paid Leeds.
Torres materialized as one of the ‘selections’ to Raphinha last month and also the expense would distinctly be ‘tremendously underestimated’ for the Spain international wearing Barcelona head of specify Joan Laporta and also depicting off supervisor Deco ‘painstakingly responsive to proclaiming an commitment’.
The Catalans are still desperate to reaction players on having single signed Dani Olmo from RB Leipzig so much this summertime season.
A report in Spain cases brand name-renowned boss Hansi Flick has ‘been exceptionally clear’ wearing Torres that he’s not in his tactics and also he consequently ‘need to disown as immediately as you can perhaps pic’.
‘Zero subordinate has received here that is eager to invest the €50m’ that Barcelona want for the former Metropolis forward, that received here from the Etihad for €55m in January 2022, wearing Newcastle the single subordinate to have come forward for this part much.
However their prearrangement of €15m plus €5m in add-ons was ‘immediately scorned’ by head of specify Joan Laporta, that thieved it ‘senseless’.
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Torres – that has three years sticking severely on his existent commitment at the Non Camp – ‘is not gaining things easy’ as he sticks severely ‘exceptionally comfortable’ at Barcelona, however as the report defines, the La Liga titans are gaining jobs to gain his send added eye-nabbing to Newcastle or other intrigued parties.
‘The absence of rate of focus in the 24-year-archaic striker has lended Barça compelled to tremendously underestimated its cases, to facilitate his you can perhaps pic adieux.
‘And Laporta and also Deco would distinctly currently be eager to negotiate from the 30 million, an quantity that they intend to amass much added rate of focus, and also that they will distinctly not filch long to receive telephone calls from Ferran.’
Newcastle are equally arranging to add a centre-ago to their rankings this summertime season and also have accredited Crystal Palace superstar Marc Guess as their elevation target.
It’s pretended the Magpies have possessed an prearrangement of severely £50m scorned by Palace, that want a ‘minimum of £65m’ for their captain.
