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Newcastle just made late push to sign £8m player but he has now agreed to move elsewhere

Billy Meyers
Billy Meyers

Newcastle have just made a late push to sign one of Europe’s most precocious talents – although he is now moving elsewhere.

As the Magpies hold talks to sign James Trafford – regarded as one of England’s best young goalkeepers ♔– Newcastle also attempted to🐻 bring a blossoming midfield prospect to Tyneside.

So, which wonderkid did Newcastle make an unsuccessful mov𓆉e for? Let’s take a look…

Newcastle miss out on Assan Ouedraogo

Florian Plettenburg of Sky Germany has now revealed that Newcastle made a late – but unsuccessful – attempt to sign A🌱ssan Ouedraogo from Schalke 04.

The 18-year-old wonderkid, who has been compared to ꧑Jude Bellingham, has a €10m (£8m) release clause which Newcastle were ready to trigger, although it is RB Leipzig who are now set to sign the 🅠teenager.

Plettenburg believes Chelsea were als🅘o pushing to sign Ouedraogo in the last few hours alo🧸ng with Newcastle and Eintracht Frankfurt.

RB Leipzig are expected to keep the 🉐Germany U17 international a𝔍nd assess him throughout the summer – with a potential loan on the cards if the German outfit decide he needs to continue developing.

Eddie Howe has eyes on another midfielder

Newcastle are believed to be concerned about 🍒losing Bruno Guimaraes this summer – so Howe i♌s understandably eyeing midfield reinforcements.

With a move for Ouedraogo now off the cards, tꦯhere is anoth𝔍er midfielder Newcastle are targeting, and that pursuit could now be accelerated as the German moves to RB Leipzig.

Photo credit should read Chris Putnam/Future Publishing via Getty Images
Photo credit should read Chris Putnam/Future Publishing via Getty Images

A story from in Italy claims that Newcastle are keen to sign Lazio No.8 Matteo Guendouzi this summer – a player Howe wanted to buy back in 2021.

The France international – who Arsenal sold back in 2022 – is said to be unhappy in Rome, with Aston Villa also monitoring his situation.

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Therefore, it would not surpri✅se us if a new central midfielder arrived at Newcastle – once the Magpies wrap up a deal for Trafford.

If talks to sign the Burnley No.1 end up collapsing – however – there is another option who Newcastle are ready to turn to swiftly…