By the tip of this week, Newcastle count on to have the ability to unveil their second signing of this summer time window.
In keeping with The Telegraph (subscription required), Leicester Metropolis’s thrilling Harvey Barnes is about to swap the Midlands for Tyneside, and be a part of Eddie Howe’s revolution at St. James’ Park.
For some whereas now, Barnes was destined to be transferring to east London as West Ham had apparently earmarked him as certainly one of their precedence signings.
Nevertheless, it now appears any deal was dependant on the Declan Rice deal going via with Arsenal.
It’s been 9 days since that deal was agreed but it surely nonetheless hasn’t been finalised, and The Sun be aware simply how indignant the Hammers have turn into over the entire saga.
Not least as a result of it’s meant that they’ve misplaced out on Barnes, with their ache being Newcastle’s achieve.
There are solely 4 weeks left till the beginning of the 2023/24 Premier League, and regardless of West Ham coming off the again of a Europa Convention League ultimate win, it seems that the whole lot of their switch funds goes to come back from the cash made on Rice’s sale.
That’s very typical of how the east Londoners do enterprise, and it’s unlikely to get them very far allowing for that they’ll have a Europa League marketing campaign to barter in addition to home duties.
Clearly, David Moyes and David Sullivan can be hoping for some excellent news quickly.
