Newcastle and Wolves set for defender transfer tussle – Club will ‘not ask for less than €20m’

While Newcastle United and Wolverhampton Wanderers have been fighting at very different ends of the Premier League table this season, one of their transfer targets appears to be the same.

That man, according to TuttoJuve, is Merih Demiral, who swapped Juventus for Atalanta to replace Cristian Romero at the Bergamo club.

Newcastle know they will have to bolster their squad in the upcoming transfer window to ensure they have plenty of strength in depth for the Champions League, while Wolves will want to do everything in their power to avoid a repeat of this season.

Yes, they appear to be safe from relegation now, but they got quite a scare when Bruno Lage couldn’t get them off to a good start, leading to the arrival of Julen Lopetegui to replace him.

The Spaniard has done a good job at Wolves since arriving, and it appears he has targeted Demiral as an extra reinforcement to shore up his defence.

Eddie Howe, down his end, also wants a new centre-back, as shown by the interest in Perr Schuurs, and the Turkey international seems to be an alternative.

TuttoJuve cover the story, from their own information, as they explain Juventus are set to get 10% of any future sale, while Atalanta will ‘not ask for less than €20m’.