{"id":4554,"date":"2022-01-03T06:06:47","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T11:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/01\/03\/newcastle-dealt-major-transfer-blow-as-potential-defender-addition-stalls\/"},"modified":"2022-01-03T06:06:47","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T11:06:47","slug":"newcastle-dealt-major-transfer-blow-as-potential-defender-addition-stalls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/01\/03\/newcastle-dealt-major-transfer-blow-as-potential-defender-addition-stalls\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle dealt major transfer blow as potential defender addition stalls"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>Newcastle desperately need additions<\/h2>\n<p>Newcastle United are in a spot of bother, to put it mildly.<\/p>\n<p>With just one win all season, an upturn in performances since new boss Eddie Howe came in has not translated to better results for the Magpies, who sit two points away from safety, and a further 7 behind 16th placed Leeds United.<\/p>\n<p>They need additions to their side as soon as possible, with the new owners keen to see their acquisition avoid relegation to the Championship in their first year in charge.<\/p>\n<p>And, the Tyneside outfit look set to make former Tottenham man Kieran Trippier their first signing of the window, with a deal edging closer to completion.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Not a done deal yet but Kieran Trippier\u2019s now getting closer to join Newcastle. Club working on final official proposal to Atletico Madrid in order to complete the agreement soon. \u26aa\ufe0f??????? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NUFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trippier prioritises Premier League move. Newcastle pushing on this one since Dec 15 \u2935\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gzm53qw6Rn\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/gzm53qw6Rn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1477845011832184832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, they have been dealt a significant blow elsewhere in their attempts to strengthen.<\/p>\n<h2>Lille star not for sale<\/h2>\n<p>As they aimed to strengthen their defence, Dutch youngster Sven Botman was atop their list. Both good enough for now, and to be able to withstand the continued improvement of the side in the coming years, he was thought to be an integral part of the transfer puzzle.<\/p>\n<p>However, according to the Telegraph, the Magpies have been dealt a major blow in this hunt, as Lille have informed them that their young defender is not for sale in January.<\/p>\n<p>The report claims:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe reigning French champions have reached the knockout stages of the Champions League and have informed the Newcastle hierarchy that they are wasting their time trying to persuade them to sell.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Newcastle told Sven Botman is not for sale in early blow to club\u2019s January transfer plans | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LukeEdwardsTele?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LukeEdwardsTele<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WZogh3EqsD\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/WZogh3EqsD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Telegraph Football (@TeleFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeleFootball\/status\/1477946502974746631?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Can Newcastle offer enough money to change this stance, or will Howe and co. have to look elsewhere?<\/p>\n<h3>Read more:<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/transfers\/liverpool-transfer-news-18m-winger-linked-reds-to-compete-for-leeds-star-eder-militao-of-interest\/\" rel=\"v:url\">Liverpool transfer news: \u00a318m winger linked, Reds to compete for Leeds star &amp; Eder Militao of interest<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/manchester-united-boss-ralf-rangick-issues-pair-of-striker-updates-amid-potential-january-moves\/\" rel=\"v:url\">Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick issues pair of striker updates amid potential January moves<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newcastle desperately need additions Newcastle United are in a spot of bother, to put it mildly. With just one win all season, an upturn in performances since new boss Eddie Howe came in has not translated to better results for the Magpies, who sit two points away from safety, and a further 7 behind 16th [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[13,14],"class_list":["post-4554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","category-sport","tag-football","tag-soccer","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4554"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4554\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}