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Newcastle draw up two-man Hugo Ekitike alternative shortlist

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Newcastle draw up two-man Hugo Ekitike alternative shortlist

An perception into the backup plans of Newcastle United, ought to the membership’s pursuit of Hugo Ekitike in the end come up brief, has been offered on Thursday.

The identify of attacking sensation Ekitike has in fact taken its place entrance and centre within the headlines on Tyneside for a while now.

This comes with the 19-year-old, after coming shut to creating the transfer to Tyneside throughout the January switch window, having been broadly tipped as being on the verge of linking up with Eddie Howe’s squad as soon as extra over the course of the final couple of weeks.

Actually, a number of sources went so far as to recommend {that a} deal was nearly as good as completed, owing to an settlement being struck between the respective switch groups at Newcastle and Reims.

Hugo Ekitike deal. Newcastle and Reims have full settlement on €30m payment plus €5m add-ons, agent is now in talks with Newcastle after being given permission by Reims. ⭐️?? #NUFC
Work in progress as Newcastle have been main the race for weeks.
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 4, 2022

And but, thus far, official affirmation of as a lot has not arrived.

Why? The continued efforts of Ekitike’s brokers to pull out negotiations, within the hope of one among European soccer’s heavyweights coming into the fray for the Frenchman’s companies.

The switch group at Newcastle, in flip, have been left with no selection however to hunt out various targets, to guarantee that Eddie Howe is just not left with out much-needed reinforcements within the attacking third forward of the brand new marketing campaign.

Numerous speak on Ekitike once more at present #nufc haven’t given up but however as i stated earlier within the week they’re different targets now and they’re getting more and more irritated with the best way issues are being dealt with. The child is being badly suggested mainly
— Luke Edwards (@LukeEdwardsTele) June 23, 2022

And now, as alluded to above, an perception into the id of these recognized by the Magpies as backup choices has been offered.

The data comes courtesy of Mark Douglas, Northern soccer correspondent for i Sport.

First up comes OGC Good star Amine Gouiri, understood to suit into each the ‘age profile and necessities’ of the scouting division on Tyneside.

And too in Newcastle’s sights is known to be Chelsea expertise Armando Broja. Hitman Broja is in fact contemporary off the again of a powerful marketing campaign in England’s top-flight, which noticed him play a starring position for mortgage membership Southampton.

The powers that be at St. James’ Park, in flip, are giving real consideration to a transfer for the Albanian worldwide, albeit within the information that they’d be pressured to battle it out with West Ham for his signature.

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