Newcastle are vying with the big boys as they prepare for the Champions League and Villa plot a £55m double swoop from Man City.
As Newcastle prepare for European football next season, Eddie Howe and his recruitment team are scouring the transfer market for ‘powerful, high-level and cachet forwards’ according toAnd that desire has drawn them to Barcelona star Raphinha, who ‘likes them a lot’ and could be on the move from the Nou Camp as the hierarchy search desperately for a way to balance the books.
It’s claimed Newcastle ‘will spare no expense’ to be back in the elite of European football, which could well be the case next season as they close in on Champions League qualification for the first time since 2002. It’s claimed the Saudi Public Investment Fund are ‘willing to pay out the necessary capital to strengthen a squad with three or four incorporations’, with Raphinha among their top targets.
That could be bad news for Chelsea, who having missed out on the 26-year-old last summer, remain interested in bringing him to Stamford Bridge, with, who could be available on the cheap.Mundo Deportivo
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