bloomshorts Newcastle United’s New Transfer Target
Newcastle United will reportedly now switch their focus towards a potential transfer move for Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez. This comes as the Magpies now look to have left the race for Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike, who could be heading to Anfield to give Arne Slot a much-needed upgrade on Nunez.
Why Nunez?
Nunez would be a slightly surprising signing for Newcastle as he hasn’t exactly looked at home in the Premier League since joining Liverpool from Benfica back in 2022. The Uruguay international has had some decent moments for the Reds, but overall he seems to have found the step up from Portuguese football to English football too much.
Competition and Challenges
Newcastle, however, might do well to add someone like Nunez as a squad player at the very least, as Eddie Howe currently lacks much in the way of an alternative to first-choice front-man Alexander Isak. One imagines Newcastle will face competition for Nunez’s signature, however, while he’s perhaps also not going to come cheap, as Napoli found out.
