According to reports, Newcastle United have been given \u2018approval\u2019 to complete their next summer signing as they have submitted an \u2018improved\u2019 bid.<\/p>\n
This summer window has been dire for Newcastle<\/strong> <\/a>as they have missed out on Benjamin Sesko, Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha, Joao Pedro, Liam Delap and James Trafford.<\/p>\n The Magpies also face losing Alexander Isak<\/strong><\/a> amid interest from Liverpool, though they have reportedly informed the world-class striker that he will \u2018not\u2019 be leaving in this window.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n So far this summer, Newcastle have only made two notable additions as they have landed Anthony Elanga and Aaron Ramsdale, though they are in the market for more marquee signings.<\/p>\n It has been widely reported that their priorities are a new striker and a centre-back, with AC Milan star Malick Thiaw emerging as their top defensive target after struggling to lure Crystal Palace and England standout Marc Guehi to St James\u2019 Park.<\/p>\n READ:\u00a0Transfer rumour ranking: Man Utd\u2019s Baleba blow, Newcastle linked with four strikers<\/a> On Saturday morning, Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio confirmed that Newcastle will \u2018raise their offer for Thiaw today\u2019.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n \u2018Newcastle are pushing for Malick Thiaw. The Bianconeri will raise their offer to Milan today, August 9, after the Rossoneri refused to accept their initial offer of \u20ac30 million.<\/p>\n \u2018The German defender\u2019s desire could be decisive. If the former Schalke 04 player were to push for a move to the Premier League, then Milan would seriously consider selling him for the first time.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n A few hours later, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano confirmed that Newcastle have now lodged an \u2018improved\u2019 bid for Thiaw.<\/p>\n He said on X: \u2018Newcastle have improved their proposal to AC Milan for Malick Thiaw as personal terms are agreed.<\/p>\n \u2018Negotiation underway club to club, as Milan manager Allegri wants to keep Thiaw; but improved bid has now been submitted.\u2019<\/p>\n MORE NEWCASTLE COVERAGE ON F365\u2026 Journalist Matteo Moretto added: \u2018Newcastle is pushing hard for Malick Thiaw and has reached a 40m\u20ac offer, including bonuses.<\/p>\n \u2018The defender has already given his approval to the English club.\u2019<\/p>\n In a further boost, striker target Nicolas Jackson has \u2018told Chelsea that he wants to leave\u2019 and he is available for a cut-price fee, according to The Guardian.<\/p>\n \u2018He is understood to have trained alone on Friday after informing Chelsea that he would like a move away from west London, with Milan having also been linked with the 24-year-old.<\/p>\n \u2018Chelsea had valued him at \u00a380m but are likely to accept a reduced fee of around \u00a365m as they attempt to reshape their attacking options by signing Xavi Simons from RB Leipzig and Manchester United\u2019s Alejandro Garnacho.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"According to reports, Newcastle United have been given \u2018approval\u2019 to complete their next summer signing as they have…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":330677,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4100],"tags":[885,94,225,117630,3047,12,1184,101,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-330676","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-chelsea","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-home-page","11":"tag-malick-thiaw","12":"tag-newcastle-united","13":"tag-news","14":"tag-nicolas-jackson","15":"tag-premier-league","16":"tag-sports","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=330676"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330676\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/330677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=330676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=330676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=330676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\ud83d\udc49\u00a0Three \u2018vitally important\u2019 factors behind Sesko \u2018masterclass\u2019 against Newcastle revealed amid INEOS \u2018sweetener\u2019<\/a>
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