This season the Magpies returned to the Champions League, and they do intend to stay there. The appetites of the leaders of Newcastle are definitely big, which is confirmed by the news from England which were revealed tonight: The Magpies have gone after Nicolo Barrella! As reported by the British Telegraph, the English club has been intensively negotiating with the leaders of Inter for several days regarding the potential transfer of the 26-year-old midfielder. And as the same source states, the job is feasible and if it comes to fruition, its value will be around 60,000,000 euros.Favourite player? I’d probably go with Barella… #NUFC pic.twitter.com/zPIhkY6x69— NUFC Gallowgate نيوكاسل (@NUFCgallowgate) June 14, 2023 Newcastle is ready to spend that money, because in the club they are determined to cover the positions of ‘six’ and ‘eight’ in order to give Bruno Guimaraes a more offensive role compared to the previous season, and coach Eddie Howe previously emphasized that he would prefer the money spent on two “elite players” rather than on several less quality ones. Obviously, the club’s executives decided to fulfill his wish. Barella definitely belongs to the ranks of these elite players. For the past few seasons, he has been one of the best midfielders in Italy, and even in Europe. At St. James’s Park, he would be the highest paid player, and his arrival at the club would be confirmation that rich Saudi Arabian owners mean business.Newcastle get the Gambian lighting bolt and ship him off to Arne Slot on loanOn the other hand, it is not impossible to imagine that Inter will allow him go to the Island after four years. Inter is one of the clubs with biggest debt among elite teams in Europe and will need to sell at least one high-caliber player in order to decrease some of its debts. In 2019, the Nerazzurri borrowed him from Cagliari for 12,000,000 euros, and bought him a season later for an additional 32,500,000. Therefore, they would make a profit of around 15,000,000 euros. Only the problem will be to patch the hole created by his departure…Summit at the top: Chelsea and Inter negotiating about four playersAs the Telegraph further states, the leaders of Newcastle are ready to invest the largest part of the budget for the upcoming transfer window in two capital reinforcements in the midfield. Second would be James Maddison. The Magpies have been in talks with Leicester for some time, but they are not making much progress, as the new second-tier club have set a 70,000,000 price tag for the attacking midfielder who is also wanted by Tottenham. On the other hand, the Magpies also identified another, cheaper target – Felix Nmecha from Wolfsburg, who would command a 35 million fee. But, he is seen as Jude Belingham’s successor in Borussia Dortmund, and BVB are looking to be the fastest on the market and buy him right now. ##NAJAVA_MECA_7318431##
