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Newcastle now amongst Premier League golf equipment eyeing transfer for 27 y/o free agent

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With the summer time switch window now closed, Newcastle United have reportedly turned their consideration in direction of an skilled free agent alongside plenty of Premier League golf equipment.

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It is effectively documented that Newcastle failed of their try and recruit summer time reinforcements for Eddie Howe’s aspect, with Lloyd Kelly the primary and arguably greatest identify by the door at St James’ Park. In fact, the Magpies have been determined to signal Marc Guehi, however even an provide reportedly value as a lot as £60m wasn’t deemed sufficient for Crystal Palace to sanction a deal.

Sporting director Paul Mitchell lately spoke about that saga, telling The Telegraph’s Luke Edwards, as relayed by The Athletic: “Eddie was very clear and it’s less than me after seven weeks to say, ‘We’ll do that and that’, as a result of I’m in a supporting function. Have been there choices? In fact there have been, as that’s the accountability of the division and Newcastle.

“That’s why we ended up the place we did. It was that participant or he felt he was comfy with the standard we now have. You might be on a number of offers at anybody time, the main target doesn’t must be that slender.

“We in all probability have been too slender however, coming in mid-July, it’s not my technique to manage, it’s my technique to help. However there was no participant that he (Howe) wasn’t a part of deciding and saying, ‘That’s the man I need’.”

There’s nonetheless time for Mitchell to make up for issues by utilising the free agent market, nevertheless, which may see one midfielder arrive. In keeping with Soccer Insider, Newcastle are eyeing a transfer to signal Yusuf Yazici on a free deal alongside the likes of Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United.

Yazici has been a free agent since leaving Lille at first of the summer time, however may now make his return within the type of a Premier League transfer.

Provided that they would not must splash out on a switch payment, Yazici represents a risk-free deal for Newcastle and one they might go for so as to add additional depth to Howe’s midfield. The previous Lille man has loads of invaluable expertise too at 27 years previous and a participant who has performed Champions League soccer together with 45 caps for Turkey.

It comes as fairly the shock that he’s nonetheless with out his subsequent membership, particularly when looking ultimately season’s numbers. The attacking midfielder, who can even play as a centre-forward and on the right-hand aspect, managed 12 objectives and 4 assists in all competitions while in France final day out. If that is the kind of type that he can replicate within the Premier League, then Newcastle can be touchdown the last word cut price.

Yazici additionally stole the headlines in 2020 when he turned the primary participant in historical past to attain two away hat-tricks in a single main UEFA European competitors, with OptaJoe dubbing the midfielder “extraordinary” consequently.

Now it’s Newcastle who might get the prospect to witness such achievements in the event that they make their transfer within the coming weeks.