Newcastle United make enquiry to Barcelona over availability of £25m defender

 · December 11 2024, 21:00

Newcastle United are beginning to make optimistic strikes within the switch market with the January window edging ever nearer.

A central defender stays a excessive precedence for the Magpies, though not as urgent because it was in the summertime because of the approaching return to health of Sven Botman and Jamaal Lascelles.

That being mentioned, it could undoubtedly be silly of Paul Mitchell to not no less than see what’s on the market within the New Yr and as such, Caught Offside at the moment are reporting that Newcastle have already made an enquiry for one defender they’ve lengthy admired.

Andreas Christensen has been on Newcastle’s want listing for the previous few switch home windows however Barca have all the time been reluctant to half with the previous Chelsea man.

Newcastle have stolen a march on Man United for Andreas Christensen

Manchester United are additionally mentioned to be eager on the Danish worldwide and Barca are lastly displaying indicators that they’re able to promote with the 28-year-old approaching the final yr of his contract.

It’s being reported that €30 million (£25 million) could possibly be sufficient to tempt Barcelona to half with Christensen slightly than lose him for nothing in a yr’s time.

Whereas Manchester United are admirers, it seems that Newcastle is the one one of many two golf equipment to have made any contact with Barcelona over a transfer.

Newcastle are casting a large web within the switch market

Caught Offside go on to assert that Newcastle have approached different sides over different gamers too which is nice to listen to after the failure of the obvious ‘all eggs in a single basket’ method from the summer season.

Christensen is a wonderful defender and one we would be comfortable to welcome to Newcastle for the proper value. Nonetheless, proper wing must be the precedence within the subsequent couple of home windows.

We aren’t anticipating lots of incoming visitors in January so we are able to wait till summer season for a winger if now we have to, however the sooner that place is addressed the better we are able to all breathe.