Coutinho, who joined Barcelona for £142m from Liverpool, has moved to Villa Park to play under Steve
n Gerrard in the winter of 2022 before staying on again last summer. Before moving to Villa Park, Coutinho was said to have intended to move to Newcastle United, but instead he chose to reunite with former teammate Gerrard at Villa Park. Coutinho made a brief appearance at St James’ Park in Newcastle’s 5-1 win earlier in the season.
Chelsea is said to be considering recruiting Brentford striker Ivan Toney. Toney is currently suspended from all football-related activities and cannot play for the Bees until mid-January at the earliest. However, Chelsea are expected to intend to buy the striker when the January transfer window opens in a bid to strengthen their attacking options. Toney joined Brentford from Peterborough United in 2020 and impressed at the club, earning himself his first call-up to Gareth Southgate’s England squad.
Brentford are believed to have made a £70m bid for the former Magpies man and although they do not want to see the striker leave the club in January, it is likely that Toney will leave during the window. Winter transfer.
According to reports, Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe is keen to bring in a new defender at St James’ Park and he could be available in January due to his contract situation with his current boss.
What’s the latest news from Newcastle? According to CaughtOffside, the Magpies were involved in high-profile transfer searches over the summer and were rejected in an ambitious approach to try and land Inter Milan midfielder Nicolo Barella.
The report says the Italy international could be sold for around £77m next year, amid growing interest from Liverpool and Chelsea in his signature.
Football Insider reports that Newcastle United are close to signing Brazilian midfielder Bruno Guimaraes to a new contract in the North East, which would make him the highest-paid player in the club’s history. The 25-year-old currently earns £120,000-a-week according to Newcastle United’s books and is set to receive a contract extension worth £200,000-a-week, with a breakthrough believed to have concluded in negotiations .
Guimaraes has become a key player for Newcastle United since his arrival on Tyneside, scoring 10 goals and six assists in 61 appearances in all competitions for The Magpies, according to Transfermarkt. Times Sport also claim that new Newcastle signing Harvey Barnes will consider the possibility of switching international allegiance from England to Scotland after being frustrated by a lack of opportunities under Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate.
Scotland are close to securing their place at EURO 2024 and Barnes, qualified through his grandparents, could be tempted by the possibility of working under Steve Clarke in Germany next summer to represent the tartan.
Who could Newcastle United be looking for?
According to Football Insider, Newcastle United are actively interested in Bournemouth’s Lloyd Kelly and want to make a move to recruit the defender, who is also on the radar of Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool.
