Newcastle transfers: Romano reveals 'official bid' over £61m for striker ahead of 'most active' Man Utd
Newcastle have ‘sent an authorities suggestion’ for Eintracht Frankfurt demonstrator Hugo Ekitike according to Fabrizio Romano, as they kind to outdistanced fellow ‘the majority of vivacious bar’ Manchester Joined to the punch.
The Magpies last however not the terribly least obtained their transmit window going this week after completing the signing of Anthony Elanga from Nottingham Timberland for £55m, however after Eddie Howe was ‘devastated’ by Joao Pedro’s reaction to Chelsea, a record over the weekend break unveiled Newcastle had ‘revived their rate of attention’ in Ekitike.
They’ve attempted 2 times before to indicator the 23-year-antiquated, that obtained 22 passions and 12 assists in unanimously competitions last season, however stopped working to land him in January 2022 once he determined for PSG, and again last summer once he signed upward wearing Frankfurt for merely £14.3m.
The record pretended the Bundesliga side will probable hold out for the demonstrator’s €100m [£86m] unleash ailment, however that Newcastle had nonetheless ‘lugged out the player’s reps aware of their impulse to indicator the France Under-21 global and hope to concur a expense’, conceivably having been incited into reaction by Frankfurt signing demonstrator Jonathan Burkardt from Mainz for £18m.
And presently transmit maven Romano has unveiled that the Magpies have lugged out an ‘authorities suggestion’ to indicator the demonstrator.
Romano tweeted: ‘EXCL: Newcastle sent an authorities suggestion today to Eintracht Frankfurt for Hugo Ekitike! Referral better than €70m in the past lugged out by one more bar this summer wearing Newcastle pressing to render consumption the bargain applied. Arrangements underway’.
It’s not translucent what a bargain for Ekitike will continuous for ‘dream’ Liverpool target Alexander Isak, however The Telegraph strongly insist Newcastle are sifting to indicator the Frankfurt star to play wearing Isak or as a rotation replacement for Howe as they will have Winners League football to compete wearing on top of residential devotions next season.
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The record had:
‘Need to Newcastle extensive the signing of the Frenchman it does not continuous Isak will be sold this summer. The Newcastle power framework still aim to administer last season’s top goalscorer a new arrangement later this summer and have most unequivocally no rate of attention in selling him in this window, once he still has 3 years vacated on his existing bargain.’
It could subsequently be a burden for Liverpool, that have also been greatly linked wearing Ekitike, however press reporter Abdellah Boulma claims the Reds are in reality ‘snatching a endorse seat’ and Manchester Joined will be the majority of disgruntled as the dissimilar other ‘the majority of vivacious bar’ in the race for the demonstrator, along wearing Newcastle.
Boulma tweeted: ‘Newcastle and Manchester Joined stick around the the majority of vivacious bars in the Hugo Ekitike bargain. Chelsea, that have affirmed rate of attention offered that last winter months, grow to sport the situation closely. Liverpool are snatching a endorse seat, abiding wearing the player, however not rendering him a priority. Ekitike, for his part, is responsive to a reaction to the PL.’
