Two days ago, TuttoMercatoWeb stated Newcastle United like Fiorentina’s Nicolás González and he remains a ‘significant’ goal of the Premier League side.
It was also stated the Magpies have already had a video call with the forward’s agent.
Fast forward to Wednesday, and Marca have a report on the 24-year-old, titled: ‘Newcastle join the fight for Nico González’.
Leicester City have shown firm interest in the Argentina international but are unable to find an agreement with the Serie A side.
Eddie Howe’s side have joined the chase and have offered €30m to La Viola to acquire his services. However, Newcastle’s proposal hasn’t convinced Fiorentina.
The offer was €10m short of the fee requested by the Italian side to ‘sit down and chat’ for the player’s potential transfer.
Marca state the difference in valuation is not far, but the problem arises due to the South American’s physical condition.
González picked up an injury in his side’s defeat to Inter Milan on October 22nd, which forced him to spend more than two months on the sidelines and also miss the World Cup.
He has made three substitute appearances this month since regaining full fitness earlier this month, but despite this, Newcastle and the Foxes ‘fear making a greater economic effort’ to sign the player in January in case he can’t meet the demands they are looking for right away in the Premier League.
