Newcastle near to agreeing deal for Leicester’s Harvey Barnes – which means Allan Saint-Maximin could depart
Newcastle are close to agreement with Leicester more than a offer for Harvey Barnes The relegated Foxes value the skilful winger at around the £35-40million mark His expected arrival on Tyneside may perhaps accelerate the exit of Allan Saint-Maximin
Newcastle are near to agreeing a deal for Harvey Barnes as Leicester prepare to vacation to Thailand on Thursday.
Barnes is a outstanding focus on for the Magpies and is established to be offered this summer months, with the Foxes valuing the winger all-around the £35-40million mark. The deal could be accomplished in the coming days.
Leicester face Liverpool in Bangkok on July 23 ahead of having on Tottenham in Singapore a week afterwards.
Barnes, 25, played no part in past weekend’s friendly at Peterborough, with manager Enzo Maresca citing injuries.
Barnes was also focused by Aston Villa and West Ham but Newcastle has often been his very first preference as he would have the chance to play in the Champions League in the coming time.
Newcastle are shut to agreeing a offer with Leicester for winger Harvey Barnes, 25 (pictured)
Boss Eddie Howe (suitable) mentioned at the weekend the club experienced to be ‘creative’ in the transfer market
Barnes’ anticipated arrival at St James’ Park could speed up the exit of Allan Saint-Maximin
Barnes is established at this amount, enjoying a crucial job in the Leicester groups who concluded fifth in 2020 and 2021, as nicely as profitable the FA Cup in 2021 and reaching the semi-finals of the Europa Convention League a 12 months later on.
The 25-calendar year-previous will hope to add to his single England cap in the construct-up to Euro 2024.
Dropping into the Championship positioned extra tension on Leicester to provide their star assets specified the reduction in tv earnings, parachute payments notwithstanding.
James Maddison, marketed to Tottenham for £40m, and Barnes were being easily the Foxes’ most effective two attackers final time but are not likely to be the only players to depart, with Kelechi Iheanacho, Timothy Castagne, Wilfried Ndidi, Patson Daka, Jannik Vestergaard and Boubakary Soumare among the all those who could also depart.
The sale of Barnes would also enable Leicester continue to be inside of paying out guidelines. Any charge the Foxes crank out would rely as pure income beneath Economic Good Engage in, as Barnes was designed in the Leicester academy.
His anticipated arrival at St James’ Park could speed up the exit of Allan Saint-Maximin, who has not travelled to Glasgow for Tuesday’s helpful against Rangers.
Newcastle have been given get in touch with reps on behalf of the Saudi Pro League and sources have intimated to Mail Sport that the Barnes offer is linked to the very likely sale of the winger. If a deal are unable to be struck, however, Saint-Maximin may perhaps still travel to the United States with Newcastle’s touring squad.
Newcastle are limited by Monetary Fair Enjoy and Eddie Howe stated at the weekend that the club had to be ‘creative’ in the transfer current market, stressing that the budget was ‘not huge’.