Newcastle United’s interest in the Benfica goalkeeper Bruno Varela is highlighted by Portuguese newspaper Record today.
The paper claims to be covering the news from ‘several English media outlets’, which have put the 23-year-old in the Magpies’ wishlist for the summer.
The story says that Rafa Benitez would have €50m to spend in this transfer window, and Varela would be one of the top targets, along with Nicolai Jorgensen from Feyenoord.
Record recalls that Newcastle aren’t the only Premier League side interested in the goalkeeper, as Watford have also been linked to Varela in the past few days.
We’ve looked for these ‘several’ English reports about Newcastle’s interest, and haven’t found a single one.
It’s also strange that Record are the only newspaper covering these claims, while the others have apparently missed it.
In any case, Record find it very likely that Varela will move to the Premier League in the summer. They’re just not sure about which club.
