Newcastle United’s summer season switch enterprise is seemingly hinging on Alexander Isak.
The Swede, who’s ranked at no.4 in FourFourTwo’s record of the very best strikers on this planet proper now, is being linked with a transfer to Premier League champions Liverpool, and would go away Newcastle needing to fill his pretty sizeable boots, bodily and metaphorically.
It was believed a transfer for Joao Pedro was nearing completion, however he appears to be on his strategy to Chelsea, leaving Newcastle in a precarious scenario.
Newcastle United line up €100m assertion signing
As of proper now, there isn’t a indication that Isak leaving is imminent. He’s beneath contract for one more three years a minimum of at Newcastle, and with Champions League soccer returning to St. James’ Park subsequent season, there appears little purpose for him to drive a transfer.
However, with Callum Wilson leaving, Newcastle are at the moment counting on him and William Osula. Osula impressed at this summers under-21 European Championships, however struggled when given recreation time final season, and Eddie Howe might want an additional physique in his attacking choices, particularly given they may play a minimum of eight extra video games subsequent season.
It has make them Samu Aghehowa of Porto. The 21-year-old has been in Portugal for one season, however impressed with 27 objectives in all competitions, and was one of many highlights for a really poor Porto at this summers Membership World Cup.
Fichajes are reporting the Porto will demand €100 million to be able to half with their striker this month.
Ought to Isak depart, it should most certainly be for a British file switch within the area of £130 million, which might give Newcastle the funds to correctly assault a deal for Aghehowa.
Aston Villa are additionally rumoured to be concerned about buying Aghehowa’s providers, with Marcus Rashford’s mortgage not being made everlasting and Ollie Watkins future up within the air.
If a switch for Isak does emerge, this may be a really substitute choice for Newcastle. It will be a press release signing, and show that they’ve contingency plans in place for if their greatest gamers depart.
While he will not be the completed article simply but, choosing Aghehowa up this summer season might also permit them to observe an analogous route that of Isak, and promote him for a substantial charge within the coming years, even surpassing what a switch could value now.
Aghehow is valued at €50 million by Transfermarkt.
