Nick Pope close to Newcastle switch with Magpies targeting at least four summer signings

Newcastle United are eager to wrap up at the least 4 offers this summer season as they appear to construct on their sensible kind from the second half of final season to turn into real contenders for the European locations this season.

The Magpies have improved considerably since Eddie Howe took the reigns, helped by some savvy enterprise within the January switch window which noticed them shell out on Kieran Trippier, Chris Wooden, Dan Burn and Bruno Guimaraes, whereas Matt Targett additionally joined on mortgage.

That mortgage transfer has since been made everlasting, and it’s understood that as much as 4 new faces may observe him into Tyneside this summer season.

As per The Northern Echo, Howe would love at the least 4 new faces in his squad come the tip of the switch window, with a goalkeeper, centre again and striker the precedence.

With Dean Henderson heading to Nottingham Forest, Newcastle have as an alternative reportedly set their eye on Burnley shot-stopper Nick Pope, with new Clarets boss Vincent Kompany now having ‘accepted that Pope shall be shifting on this summer season’.

And, as per the Telegraph, a deal for the Englishman is shut, with this deal by far the closest to completion that the Magpies have at current.

Ekitike and Botman newest

In the meantime, offers for Ligue 1 pair Sven Botman and Hugo Ekitike stay very a lot entrance and centre within the Magpies’ switch plans.

As per the report, whereas a monetary bundle for Botman has been ready and agreed with Lille, the participant himself is dragging his ft to see if a possible change to Serie A champions AC Milan shall be a chance.

At current, the Rossoneri would not have the monetary muscle to match Newcastle’s bid, thought to include 30m euros up entrance, with an extra 10m in potential add-ons.

Ekitike is one other deal that has dragged all summer season to date, however the Northern Echo claims that ‘there ought to lastly be motion a method or one other earlier than the weekend’, with potential various locations for the younger ahead operating out.

At current, Newcastle signify the one viable vacation spot, with PSG’s curiosity within the media not having translated to a concrete supply.

Ought to Ekitike fall by, Dominic Calvert Lewin is although to be an choice, although at a hefty £50m price.

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Premier League desk

#	Group	MP	D	P
1	AFC Bournemouth	0	0	0
2	Arsenal FC	0	0	0
3	Aston Villa	0	0	0
4	Brentford FC	0	0	0
5	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	0	0
6	Chelsea FC	0	0	0
7	Crystal Palace	0	0	0
8	Everton FC	0	0	0
9	Fulham FC	0	0	0
10	Leeds United	0	0	0
11	Leicester Metropolis	0	0	0
12	Liverpool FC	0	0	0
13	Manchester Metropolis	0	0	0
14	Manchester United	0	0	0
15	Newcastle United	0	0	0
16	Nottingham Forest	0	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0	0
18	Tottenham Hotspur	0	0	0
19	West Ham United	0	0	0
20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	0	0

Participant	Group	Targets
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	23
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	23
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	18
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	17
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	16
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester Metropolis	15
Jota, Diogo	Liverpool FC	15
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester Metropolis	15
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace	14
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester Metropolis	13
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	12
Maddison, James	Leicester Metropolis	12
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	12
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	11
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	11
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester Metropolis	11
Richarlison	Everton FC	11
Pukki, Teemu	Norwich Metropolis	11
Raphinha	Leeds United	11
Watkins, Ollie	Aston Villa	11

Participant	Group	Pink Playing cards	Yellow Playing cards
Mings, Tyrone	Aston Villa	0	11
Xhaka, Granit	Arsenal FC	1	10
Tarkowski, James	Burnley FC	0	11
Firpo, Junior	Leeds United	0	11
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	0	10
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	0	10
Brownhill, Josh	Burnley FC	0	10
Bednarek, Jan	Southampton FC	0	10
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	10
Moreno, Rodrigo	Leeds United	0	9
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	9
Romeu, Oriol	Southampton FC	0	9
Rudiger, Antonio	Chelsea FC	0	9
Mctominay, Scott	Manchester United	0	9
Salisu, Mohammed	Southampton FC	0	8
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	0	8
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	0	8
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	7
Richarlison	Everton FC	0	8
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	1	7

Participant	Group	Assists
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	13
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	12
Barnes, Harvey	Leicester Metropolis	11
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	10
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	10
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	10
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	10
Maddison, James	Leicester Metropolis	9
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	9
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	9
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester Metropolis	9
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester Metropolis	8
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester Metropolis	8
Kulusevski, Dejan	Tottenham Hotspur	8
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	7
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	7
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	7
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	7
Mbeumo, Bryan	Brentford FC	7
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	6