There is no doubt that ever since the club was taken over by Arab owners, Newcastle fans have been expecting a more ambitious summer transfer window. True, they spent 66 million euros, but they brought only two players (Sven Botman, Nick Pope), and they invested about a quarter of the mentioned money in the purchase of Matt Target, who spent the previous six months on loan from Aston Villa. However, it seems they saved the best for last at St. James’ Park.As informed Portuguese journalist Pedro Sepulveda reports, Newcastle are preparing an offer for Benfica striker Goncalo Ramos.##NAJAVA_MECA_6556983##Despite the fact that they have Callum Wilson, already proven in the Premier League, and Chris Wood, who they bought from Burnley six months ago, they want another striker at St. James’ Park. Actually, they still wanted him in the winter, they negotiated with Reims for a long time and agreed with the French club on the arrival of Hugo Ekitike, but the talented striker rejected them and ended up in Paris Saint-Germain.The bad news for Newcastle is that the Parisian club is also interested in Ramos, since Luis Campos took over as sporting director at Parc des Princes, the Benfica striker is on the Parisians’ wish list, which is why we shouldn’t rule out another case of “Ekitike”.Newcastle are preparing a proposal for Gonçalo Ramos as new top target. Discussions ongoing on player side and talks will continue with Benfica. 🚨⚪️⚫️ #NUFC Paris Saint-Germain have Ramos in their list since June but there’s still nothing agreed – Newcastle, on it too. pic.twitter.com/WZbHPfdglC— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 11, 2022 The job will not be easy, because last October Ramos extended his contract with the Lisbon club until the summer of 2026, and according to Sepulveda, Benfica are ready to let him go only in case of an offer of 30 million euros…The Portuguese experienced affirmation last season, in which he scored eight goals and set up four goals in all competitions, and he entered the current season quite well, as he set up two goals in the first round of Primeira in the victory over Aruca, while in the two-leg qualification for the Champions League with Midtjylland scored a hat-trick and registered an assist.Newcastle could see Ramos’ qualities on their own skin about two weeks ago when the Portuguese scored in a friendly match between the two teams at La Luz, in which the home team were victorious 3-2.
