Newcastle United are closing in on the signing of Lille ahead Matias Fernandez-Pardo in a deal price 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 season.
Fernandez-Pardo was tellingly not noted 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 are actually finalising a transfer for Fernandez-Pardo, which may pave the way in which for fellow ahead Nick Woltemade to depart 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 beneath throughout Europe’s huge 5 leagues final season, Fernandez-Pardo ranked second for large possibilities (21), fifth for touches within the opposition field (184) and photographs on the right track (30), and seventh for targets and assists mixed (13).
His capacity to play in a variety of positions throughout the frontline additionally made him a beautiful goal as supervisor Matthias Jaissle appeared to strengthen his squad.
“We all know our wants,” he stated after the 2-0 win towards Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday. “Ross [Wilson, the sporting director] is doing an incredible job.
“We’ve got a few days left the place we is not going to panic and do one thing loopy we don’t consider is the fitting determination.
“That is an important factor, and on the administration and management stage that we’re all aligned and all talking the identical language.”