3 Transfer Targets for Toon Ahead of the 2020-21 Premier League Season
Posted on July 8th, 2020 | 52 Comments |
Several players have been mentioned as potential transfer targets for the club ahead of the upcoming campaign, where the Magpies seem quite likely to fight for a European place if at least one of these players end up arriving at St. James’ Park. Without further ado, here are three transfer targets for Newcastle United ahead of the 2020-21 English Premier League season.
Gonzalo Higuain
Joelinton bagged a goal during Newcastle’s 3-0 win over Sheffield United when the Premier League resumed, but the former Hoffenheim star is 23 and has found the back of the net just twice in 30 EPL appearances. That’s not good, especially if we consider The Magpies €44M to sign him from the Bundesliga outfit. They are looking for an upgrade and the name of Gonzalo Higuain has been linked with a move to St. James’ Park. The 32 year-old striker wants to leave Juventus and is looking for one more European spot before moving back to Argentina, but signing a 32 year old would go against the Magpies’ previous policy under Mike Ashley of signing younger players with a ‘sell on’ value. The former Real Madrid star already has Premier League experience since he played for Chelsea as a loanee back in the 2018-19 season.
Philippe Coutinho
Higuain is not the only ‘star’ player who has been linked with a Newcastle move over the past few months though. Former Liverpool standout and current Bayern Munich loanee, Philippe Coutinho, might also arrive at St James’ Park ahead of the 2020-21 campaign, although that would be due to a lack of interest from other sides for the 28 year old midfielder. The Brazilian wants to return to the Premier League, but neither Chelsea nor Tottenham are keen to sign him. Newcastle would have enough money to pry him away from Barca and he would be an excellent addition for a team that needs another creative threat aside from Miguel Almiron.
Kalidou Koulibaly
Last but not least, the Mapgies need to bolster their defence and have targeted Kalidou Koulibaly as a potential building block. The Senegal international is under contract at Napoli and the Serie A side wants around €100M to part ways with him. Liverpool and Manchester United have been put away by that fee, but Newcastle are open to pay it if the chance arises. Koulibaly would be an excellent signing for the club and would undoubtedly bolster the team’s quality on defense. Plus, he is on his prime at 29 years old.
That was a shocking defensive performance against Man City but then again, Liverpool got hammered like that by Man City a few days ago as well.