Newcastle United have been dealt a blow in their pursuit of Borussia Monchengladbach forward Marcus Thuram. The French international is out of contract at the Bundesliga this summer and is being touted for a move to the Premier League with both Manchester United and the Magpies reportedly keen.
However, German journalist Christian Faulk claims Thuram's representatives have made a decision regarding his future. Faulk claims the French forward, who can also play out wide, will not be moving to St. James' Park.
He claims that PSG, Man United, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan are ahead of Newcastle in the queue to sign Thuram, with the current lack of European football on offer pushing them to the back of the queue. Eddie Howe's side are currently on track to finish in the top-four, but the aforementioned clubs have a track record of consistent European football to offer.
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“Newcastle’s interest in Marcus Thuram was serious, that’s true. They decided already in this window that they won’t go to Newcastle,” Faulk, the Bundesliga insider, told Caught Offside.
“Everyone has to see what happened with Newcastle, nobody knows if they’ll get Champions League football. From Thuram’s side, they made a plan and decided to stay at Gladbach for the moment. If there’s a big offer, it has to come from a very big club – United is one of them, Bayern is one, Inter Milan and PSG.
“These four clubs are in their head. If they bring a good offer and Gladbach says ‘okay, for this money we have to sell him because we’ll lose him anyway’ they will do it. He won’t sign now at Newcastle as he’ll have so many options in the summer. But if one of these four clubs is knocking on his door then things could progress quickly.”
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