Transfer Talk: Newcastle eye Harvey Barnes, James Maddison

The summer season switch window might not be open but in Europe, however groups are preparing for it, and there is loads of gossip swirling round. Transfer Talk brings you all the most recent buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, in fact, carried out offers!

TOP STORY: Newcastle prepared to maneuver on Foxes pair

Leicester City winger Harvey Barnes is eager on a transfer to Newcastle United if the Magpies push laborious to signal him, in line with Football Insider. Newcastle are additionally his Foxes teammate James Maddison and Chelsea attacking midfielder Mason Mount.

Barnes, 25, scored the opener in Leicester’s 2-1 win over West Ham United on the ultimate day of the marketing campaign, though that did not show sufficient to maintain them within the Premier League as Everton beat AFC Bournemouth.

It is recommended that Barnes wished to depart the Foxes whatever the league they’d be in subsequent time period.

Barnes has two years left on his present deal and is hoping to hitch a membership that may usually compete within the Champions League following a formidable particular person marketing campaign, wherein he scored 13 Premier League targets regardless of Leicester’s struggles.

That makes him the membership’s prime goal-scorer this time period, however Leicester are keen to let him depart if their calls for of £40 million are met, because the membership seems to lift funds for the summer season switch window.

Maddison can be more likely to depart the King Power Stadium following the Foxes’ relegation, whereas Mount’s future has been extensively mentioned because the 24-year-old enters the ultimate yr of his Chelsea contract.

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PAPER GOSSIP

– West Ham United striker Gianluca Scamacca desires to return to Italy along with his choice being to hitch Juventus, in line with Calciomercato. The Bianconeri have been monitoring the 24-year-old and it’s felt that now could possibly be the proper time to make a transfer.

– Marseille ahead Alexis Sanchez is a summer season possibility for Lyon, claims Ekrem Konur, who provides, nevertheless, that the 34-year-old isn’t a precedence. The Chile worldwide has recorded 14 targets and three assists in 34 Ligue 1 matches this season.

– Toulouse midfielder Stijn Spierings is in superior negotiations to hitch PSV Eindhoven as a free agent, in line with Foot Mercato. His fellow Dutch midfielder Branco van den Boomen may be very near becoming a member of Ajax Amsterdam, whereas their teammate Rafael Ratao has acquired a proposal from Al Wahda within the UAE.

– Sergej Milinkovic-Savic’s future at Lazio is unsure, in line with Calciomercato. The 28-year-old was beforehand rated at round €100m however supervisor Maurizio Sarri might now be keen to let the midfielder depart for a lot much less. Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United have all been earmarked as potential suitors