Newcastle United are changing their transfer strategy following a significant setback in their pursuit of RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko, who has chosen Manchester United over a move to Tyneside.
With their top attacking target now off the table, the Magpies have wasted no time in identifying new reinforcements, turning their focus to Premier League duo Ollie Watkins and Yoane Wissa in an attempt to rescue what has been a frustrating transfer window.
As reported by GiveMeSport, sources close to the club have confirmed that Newcastle are now accelerating efforts to bring in both Watkins and Wissa, a pair long admired by the club’s recruitment team.
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Interestingly, the idea of signing both forwards was their target even before their interest in signing Sesko, and now, with the Slovenian forward heading to Old Trafford, there is a renewed urgency to act.
This comes at a critical time for Newcastle. Not only have they missed out on several key targets this summer, including Bryan Mbeumo, Joao Pedro, and James Trafford, but their existing forward line may soon be weakened further.
Alexander Isak has been linked with a big-money move to Liverpool, with the Reds reportedly considering the signing of Newcastle striker who scored 27 goals for the Magpies last season.
That makes the addition of proven Premier League firepower a priority for Eddie Howe.
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As per the report, a double move for the two Premier League stars would cost Magpies in excess of £100m, a significant amount but that is something they could be able to afford easily if they end up selling Isak to Liverpool.
Watkins has experience at the top level, playing for Aston Villa and England at the highest level while Wissa is someone who has improved over the years and shown his consistent goal scoring quality for Brentford.
For Newcastle, the stakes are high. The club not only wants to bounce back from last season’s challenges but also needs to ensure they don’t fall behind in the top-four race.
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Could be a good pairing but as a Villa fan you should bear in mind Aston Villa’s goal difference last season it was woeful Watkins is a good worker but he misses a lot more chances than he takes however I’m quite happy for the club to take a good fee and to let him move on after all he’s 30 at the end of the year so he has no sell on valuation, nothing against Newcastle good luck for the up coming season.
I’m with the move or Wissa, But not Watkins. We need a younger one like PSG G. Ramos or Porto striker.
Why pay big money for Watkins who is 30 this year , might as well get Harry Kane for 2 years using his buy out clause . Also , surely take Nunez plus money from Liverpool
Scraping the barrel comes to mind for the latest lot mentioned. The club is in freefall. We may have to sell isak to Liverpool who are one of the club’s holding us back from signing top players. Premier league is so corrupt.
As a villa Fan I am Starting the car to drive him there
Now sure spending £100 million on 2 players 28/29 whilst i appreciate that they have premier league experience thats alot of money down the drain when careers up in 5 years time. I’m also not keen on wisse for the only reason hes taken the same approach as Isak to force a move, for me rather we went for Ramos and jackson.