Transfer round up – Schar signs, striker fee agreed, Sels sold, Rondon swap deal? – 26/07/2018
by Olly Hawkins ·
A round up of all of today’s news & transfer gossip:
- Newcastle have confirmed their fourth signing of the summer, with centre-back Fabian Schar signing an ‘initial’ three-year deal with the club after we activated his £3m release clause at Deportivo - Full story here.
- Sky Sports have confirmed that we have now agreed a £9.5m fee to sign Mainz striker Yoshinori Muto - with the Japanese international said to be now on his way to Tyneside for a medical - Full story here.
- Mainz have also released a statement confirming that they have now reached an agreement with Newcastle for the transfer of Yoshinori Muto – confirming that only the 'formalities' are left to sort - Full story here.
- Newcastle United flop Matz Sels has sealed a permanent move away from St James’ Park today, completing a surprise £4m move to newly promoted Ligue 1 side Strasbourg - Full story here.
- Following news that the club have agreed a £9.5m fee for Yoshinori Muto, Lee Ryder has confirmed that this will NOT stop us pursuing West Brom’s Salomon Rondon – suggesting that his arrival could now be at Dwight Gayle’s expense - Full story here.
- After completing his move to Newcastle United, Fabian Schar has admitted that he is ‘not like a typical defender’, claiming he likes to play and start attacks from the back – also vowing to score goals with his head - See his comments here.
- According to reputable North-East reporter George Caulkin, Newcastle have made contact with Bristol City over the signing of Joe Bryan – but suggests we are currently refusing to pay their £6m asking price - Full story here.
- Following his post-World Cup break, Aleksandar Mitrovic is now back at Newcastle United after failing to complete a move to Fulham as of yet – and he doesn’t look too happy about it all if Sky’s latest clip of him is anything to go by - See clip here .
- According to The Mirror’s Simon Bird, Rafa Benitez’s £6m buy-out clause has now expired, meaning rival clubs will NOT be able to poach him from NUFC – however the Spaniard will be forced to pay £6m if he decided to quit the club - Full story here.
- NUFC reporter George Caulkin has shared his ‘concern’ following the arrival of Fabian Schar and imminent signing of Yoshinori Muto, questioning whether the pair will only actually improve the squad – and not Benitez’s starting 11 - Full story here.
- And finally, we've conducted a small Q&A with La Liga specialist Simon Harrison (@simonhfootball) in a bid to find out a bit more about Fabian Schar following his £3m move to Newcastle United - Read it in full here - It's WELL worth a look folks!
