Newcastle United are closing in on the signing of Lille ahead Matias Fernandez-Pardo in a deal value as much as £55m.
Newcastle have been pushing to recruit one other attacker within the ultimate days of the switch window after making seven signings so far this summer time.
Fernandez-Pardo was tellingly omitted of Lille’s squad for the 2-2 draw towards Paris St-Germain final week and ordered to coach away from the first-team squad till the window shuts on Tuesday and the 21-year-old’s future has been resolved.
Newcastle at the moment are finalising a transfer for Fernandez-Pardo, which might pave the best way for fellow ahead Nick Woltemade to go away on mortgage following curiosity from Juventus.
The Belgium ahead has been a longstanding goal of Newcastle‘s – courting again to former head coach Eddie Howe’s time in cost – and matches the age vary the membership have been concentrating on.
Of these gamers aged 21 and below throughout Europe’s massive 5 leagues final season, Fernandez-Pardo ranked second for giant probabilities (21), fifth for touches within the opposition field (184) and pictures on the right track (30), and seventh for objectives and assists mixed (13).
His means to play in a lot of positions throughout the frontline additionally made him a horny goal as supervisor Matthias Jaissle seemed to strengthen his squad.
“We all know our wants,” he mentioned after the 2-0 win towards Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday. “Ross [Wilson, the sporting director] is doing a tremendous job.
“Now we have a few days left the place we is not going to panic and do one thing loopy we don’t consider is the suitable resolution.
“That is a very powerful factor, and on the administration and management stage that we’re all aligned and all talking the identical language.”
