Newcastle United were one of several clubs to keep monitor Galatasaray’s Victor Nelsson on Thursday evening, according to claims coming out of Turkey.
The 23-year-old left Danish side FC Copenhagen and made a switch to Istanbul in the summer of 2021, where he signed a five-year contract. When the deal was made official, CNN Turk stated the deal also includes a €25m release clause.
Operating in the heart of the defence, the Denmark international has been a regular for the Süper Lig side in his debut season, making 40 appearances in all competitions.
Fanatik state officials of European clubs ‘flocked the stadium’ for the tie and they ‘closely followed’ Nelsson, Kerem Aktürkoğlu, Berkan Kutlu, Marcão and Mostafa Mohamed.
It’s claimed the scouts of the Tyneside club, AC Milan and Napoli had their eyes focused on Nelsson.