Following their relegation to the Championship on the ultimate day of final season, Leicester Metropolis are set to lose a number of of their first-team gamers.
Caglar Soyuncu, Youri Tielemans and James Maddison have all already left the King Energy Stadium, and now winger Harvey Barnes, who’s in talks with Newcastle United, seems set to be the subsequent participant to depart.
Current studies declare Eddie Howe’s Magpies are planning to speed up a deal to signal Barnes, 25, who has already agreed private phrases, someday this week.
Newcastle are planning to advance on Harvey Barnes deal subsequent week. Talks are already underway however negotiations will proceed within the subsequent days to get it achieved. ????
Barnes already accepted Newcastle as vacation spot, deal depends upon golf equipment and #NUFC outgoings. pic.twitter.com/5OqhXFD4pQ
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 9, 2023
Rumoured to be discussing a £25 million switch (Daily Mail), Newcastle United, a membership rapidly turning into recognized for his or her spectacular recruitment coverage, could possibly be on the verge of constructing one more shrewd signing.
What has Stan Collymore stated about Harvey Barnes to Newcastle?
And weighing in on the potential of Leicester Metropolis’s quantity seven, who scored 13 Premier League targets in 34 video games final season, former Liverpool attacker Stan Collymore believes Barnes’ seize by Howe might show to be this summer time’s finest piece of enterprise.
“What a fantastic deal that may be if they will get it over the road,” Collymore stated in an unique interview.
“He has an honest goalscoring report for Leicester Metropolis, it’s about one in 4; that’s not dangerous in any respect, particularly while you consider how dreadful their season was final day trip. I do suppose Eddie Howe will purpose to enhance that although; I feel he’ll need him netting nearer to at least one in each three video games.
“He’s solely 25 years previous so he hasn’t but reached his prime and if he can do effectively at St. James’ Park below Howe then I wouldn’t be in any respect shocked if he provides to his single England cap. He seems hungry sufficient to take the subsequent step in his profession too.
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“Additionally, if he does signal for Newcastle and finally ends up taking part in effectively subsequent time period, particularly within the Champions League, then for £25 million, he’s going to look much more a shrewd signing, and will simply be the signing of the season.”
Since being promoted to the Foxes’ first-team again in 2018, Barnes, who has two years left on his deal, has straight contributed to 77 targets in 187 video games in all competitions.
