Newcastle United are looking to improve the defensive options during the summer transfer window and they have identified the Sporting CP player Goncalo Inacio as a potential target.
A report from the Portuguese publication O Jogo (h/t SportWitness), Newcastle has already been in contact with the player’s agent regarding a summer move.
The 21-year-old defender has been a key player for the Portuguese club and he could prove to be a quality long-term investment for Newcastle as well.
The Magpies have had one of the best defensive units in the country this season and it appears that Eddie Howe is looking to add to his strengths.
Newcastle will be playing in the Champions League next season, and they will be up against several world-class attackers. They must look to bring in a quality partner for Sven Botman and Inacio seems like the ideal fit.
The 21-year-old has a €45 million (£39.6m) release clause in his contract and Newcastle certainly has the financial muscle to get the deal across the line.
Given the fact that they will be in the Champions League next season, Inacio is likely to be tempted to join them. The Magpies are one of the richest clubs in the world with an ambitious project at their disposal. They will be an attractive destination for most players this summer.
Inacio is still only 21 and he is likely to develop with coaching and experience. He has all the attributes to develop into a world-class defender in the near future. The €45 mill fee could look like a bargain in the long run.
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Journalist Dean Jones believes that Callum Wilson will stick with Newcastle beyond this season despite the arrival of Alexander Isak.
Wilson has been at Newcastle since 2020, when he signed from Bournemouth having scored 67 goals in six years on the south coast and he is firing this season for the Magpies, scoring 15 league goals.
Five of those have come in his last three games as he seems to be relishing his role under Eddie Howe, with whom he spent half a dozen seasons as a Cherries player.
The arrival of Isak in the summer for a club record fee of £63million had fans excited but Wilson will have been wondering whether his regular role upfront would diminish. Thankfully that hasn’t happened and the pair seem to be working superbly in tandem.
As a result of their newfound success as a duo, Dean Jones has told GIVEMESPORT that he thinks the Englishman will continue as a Magpie with his fears of turning into an outcast now over.
“He won’t want to be sold, he won’t want to be sat on the bench, he’ll want to be part of it. He keeps doing it, he keeps taking his chances. But I do think, just having Isak around is pushing him to hit new levels.”
Between them, Wilson and Isak have 25 league goals and those contributions have proved crucial as they help Newcastle march towards qualification for the Champions League next season.
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