Newcastle United to sign striker before deadline day - and will go back for Berahino in the summer07:00, 31 JAN 2016
BY MARK DOUGLAS
Newcastle United are set for a busy transfer window and want TWO strikers before Monday's deadline
Newcastle United will strike a deal for Ivory Coast striker Seydou Doumbia in the next 48 hours – and then try again for Saido Berahino in the summer. United’s best efforts to land the West Brom striker have come to nothing after Jeremy Peace decided to keep the striker at the Hawthorns and United will move to sign Doumbia on a loan deal until the end of the season.
It is understood the deal will be pursued EVEN IF Berahino does make a club record switch to St James’ Park.
Doumbia – pacey, skilful and with experience in the Champions League – is not the first choice of the club’s transfer committee but they believe he offers a decent back-up option.Newcastle want TWO strikers and may also move for Bafetimbi Gomis, the Swansea forward. They are unlikely to give up on Berahino, though. The striker was keen on a move to Tyneside and if they stay up, another attempt will be made in the summer to take him to the North East.
United are braced for a frantic final two days in the window. They also want a left-back, but Guilherme Siqueira – the Atletico Madrid left-back – will join Valencia.
Valencia’s Lucas Orban may come back into play while the club have also made tentative enquiries about Davide Santon, who left 12 months ago.
Florian Thauvin will complete a loan move back to Marseille in a deal that will see United get the forward off their wage bill and the player himself take a sizeable pay-cut to end his St James’ Park misery. http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-united-sign-striker-before-10812403 [ 此帖被羅力亞在2016-02-01 21:34重新編輯 ]