Newcastle United are in the race to hijack Bayern Munich’s transfer for a £22.5m attacker in the final days of the transfer window.
Newcastle working to sign forwards with Isak still on strike
Following a Premier League defeat to Liverpool, Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak remains on strike as he looks to push through a move to Anfield.
Despite the intervention of chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan, Isak still wants to sign for the Reds, with Newcastle holding out for £150m after rejecting an opening offer worth £110m.
A PIF delegation, along with co-owner Jamie Reuben, met Isak at his home on Monday before the 3-2 loss to Liverpool, however, there wasn’t much progress in regards to getting the forward back involved with the first-team squad.
PIF and those behind the scenes at St James’ Park now need to bring in attackers of their own before agreeing to sell Isak in a record deal, with Wolves’ Jorgen Strand Larsen a top target for the Magpies.
Newcastle have now had two offers turned down for the Norwegian, and elsewhere Brentford’s Yoane Wissa has also been heavily linked with a transfer.
Strand Larsen and Wissa aren’t the only two Premier League targets for Newcastle, though, in what promises to be a chaotic end to the transfer window on Tyneside.
Newcastle in race for Bayern target Nicolas Jackson
Newcastle are in the race to sign Nicolas Jackson from Chelsea despite a loan bid having been received for the striker from Bayern Munich, according to the PA news agency.
The 24-year-old, who cost the Blues £22.5m from Villarreal, has been told he can leave Stamford Bridge before Monday. The Blues favour a permanent transfer ahead of next week’s deadline, but the only bid so far has come from the Bundesliga champions for a season-long arrangement.
Newcastle want a resolution to Isak’s future before moving for Jackson, who does not have a future at Chelsea following the arrivals of strikers Joao Pedro from Brighton and Liam Delap from Ipswich.
Chelsea need to offload Jackson and Christopher Nkunku in order to move forward with moves for RB Leipzig’s Xavi Simons – who favours a move to west London – and Manchester United’s unwanted winger Alejandro Garnacho.
Jackson has been the Blues’ main striker for the last two seasons but endured an almost five-month goal drought in the league between December and May last season. However, he has scored two goals against the Magpies in the past, both in Premier League wins for Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
With attackers desperately needed at St James’ Park before Monday, Jackson looks like one to watch for Newcastle.