Newcastle agree £13m fee for Brighton’s Dan Burn
By Andy Naylor, Chris Waugh and more
30 January 2022Updated 12:09 PM GMT
Newcastle United have agreed a £13 million fee for Brighton & Hove Albion defender Dan Burn.
The Athletic has reported that Newcastle have had two bids for Burn knocked back by Brighton already this month, as they look to add a centre-back to their squad.
Newcastle’s initial offer of around £8 million was rebuffed earlier this week and a second bid, believed to be around £10 million before add-ons, was also turned down on Saturday.
There are still elements of the deal that need to be ironed out but Newcastle are optimistic. A senior club source told The Athletic: “It’s not done but we’re hopeful we can get there.”
Burn, 29, has emerged as Eddie Howe’s primary defensive target after moves for Lille’s Sven Botman and Sevilla’s Diego Carlos failed to materialise.
Burn, who is from Blyth, Northumberland, and is a boyhood Newcastle fan, is thought to be receptive to returning home.
Signing a left-sided centre-half has been a target for Newcastle for several windows. Burn’s ability to play as a left-back and left wing-back therefore make him an even more attractive proposition.
Ideally, Newcastle would also recruit a second centre-back by Monday's deadline, too.
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