{"id":6369,"date":"2022-01-18T09:02:10","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T14:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/01\/18\/newcastle-target-new-serie-a-forward-with-25-million-pound-bid\/"},"modified":"2022-01-18T09:02:10","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T14:02:10","slug":"newcastle-target-new-serie-a-forward-with-25-million-pound-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/01\/18\/newcastle-target-new-serie-a-forward-with-25-million-pound-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle target new Serie A forward with 25 million pound bid"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>Newcastle closing in on deals<\/h2>\n<p>Newcastle are now entering last chance saloon, with 13 days left of the transfer window and a lot of work still to do.<\/p>\n<p>On the pitch too, there are problems, with dropped points against relegation rivals Watford combined with Norwich\u2019s victory over Everton leaving the Magpies a place off the bottom of the Premier League table, and with Burnley below them having 3 games in hand on Eddie Howe\u2019s men.<\/p>\n<p>It has left relegation looking increasingly likely, with Watford and Everton 2 and 7 points clear of Newcastle.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, it seems that help is on the way.<\/p>\n<p>Luke Edwards reports that two players are now \u201clikely\u201d to join, one of whom is Diego Carlos, adding some much needed strength at centre-back.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Diego Carlos is edging closer to a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nufc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#nufc<\/a> move but still not confirmed yet. Told senior club officials have been working round the clock to secure targets and boost squad before Leeds. They have encountered resistance at every turn but 2 players (I can\u2019t get other name) are likely<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Luke Edwards (@LukeEdwardsTele) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LukeEdwardsTele\/status\/1483364759898673159?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But, who is the other?<\/p>\n<h2>Newcastle bid for Atalanta star<\/h2>\n<p>Now, it seems as though Newcastle have fired off a bid for Atalanta\u2019s star forward Dusan Zapata.<\/p>\n<p>As per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/duvan-zapata-newcastle-united-transfer-25967068?_ga=2.227535069.1148414108.1642449928-1941300184.1639428180\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Daily Record<\/a>, they have bid over 30 million euros for the 30 year-old Colombian striker who has scored 9 goals and grabbed 5 assists in 15 Serie A outings this campaign.<\/p>\n<p>However, this offer in the form of a loan with an option to buy has allegedly been rejected, as per Ryan Taylor of The Daily Express.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Some more Newcastle transfer news. Understand Atalanta have rejected an opening offer from the Magpies for Duv\u00e1n Zapata. Total package \u2013 which included initial loan &amp; option to buy at end of the season \u2013 worth around \u00a325m. Unclear if they\u2019ll try again\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NUFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ryan Taylor (@RyanTaylorSport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanTaylorSport\/status\/1483374950627037190?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Should they go back in for the Colombian?<\/p>\n<h3>Read more:<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/second-newcastle-bid-for-centre-back-starlet-rejected-but-another-deal-edging-closer\/\" rel=\"v:url\">Second Newcastle bid for centre back starlet rejected but another deal \u201cedging closer\u201d<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/premier-league-betting-tips\/leicester-city-vs-tottenham-hotspur-betting-tips-preview-predictions-odds-2\/\" rel=\"v:url\">Leicester City vs Tottenham Hotspur betting tips: Preview, predictions &amp; odds<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newcastle closing in on deals Newcastle are now entering last chance saloon, with 13 days left of the transfer window and a lot of work still to do. On the pitch too, there are problems, with dropped points against relegation rivals Watford combined with Norwich\u2019s victory over Everton leaving the Magpies a place off the [&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-6369","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\/6369","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=6369"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6369\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}