Following a great first full season under their new owners, Newcastle United finished fourth in the Premier League and qualified for the Champions League.
This was a great achievement for Eddie Howe and his players, who quickly became a big threat in England’s top-tier after some savvy recruitment last summer.
The hope is for that to continue, and Newcastle will be adding some more talent to their squad in the upcoming transfer window, although whether they will splurge €150m on Victor Osimhen as Gazzetta dello Sport seem to suggest remains to be seen.
The Italian newspaper look at what the future holds for the Nigeria international, and claim that while Napoli want to keep him and talks for a renewal have started, his agents has also ‘received calls’ from clubs, including the Magpies.
Right now, ’it’s difficult to say’ who is in the lead in this particular race, but it’s made clear that Aurelio De Laurentiis will want to see ‘around €150m’ before sitting down at a table.
He knows that ‘few can afford such an investment’, and that fuels the hope he can keep his free-scoring star for a while longer.
