A round-up of the latest Newcastle United transfer rumours on Sunday, April 30.
Newcastle 'pull out of race' to sign Mason Mount
Football Insider claims both Newcastle United and Man City have pulled out of the race to sign Chelsea playmaker Mason Mount. The England international is expected to leave Stamford Bridge in the summer having failed to negotiate a new deal at Stamford Bridge.
The report claims Liverpool and Arsenal are now the two front runners to sign the Chelsea midfielder, with the Magpies and City put off by the Blues' asking price. Bayern Munich are also understood to be keen on a move for the 24-year-old with former Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel now in charge of the Bundesliga side.
Mount is approaching the final year of his contract at his boyhood club and has endured somewhat of an underwhelming season, with three goals and six assists in 2,188 minutes across 35 appearances. Prior to this season, Mount was named the Chelsea player of the season for 2021 and 2022.
Newcastle 'back in' for Inter Milan midfielder
Reports in Italy claim Newcastle United are back in for Inter Milan midfielder Marcelo Brozović. The Magpies were linked with the Croatian international last season, prior to the 30-year-old signing new terms at the San Siro.
Italian journalist Fabrizio Biasin told Calciomercato.it’s TvPlay, that both Newcastle and Barcelona have rekindled their interest in the midfielder, who is no longer untouchable at Inter.
He said: "Inter want a physical midfielder, many say Kessié but Kessié isn’t necessarily the profile. A player with similar characteristics is needed to replace [Roberto] Gagliardini who will be released.
“Given that [Hakan] Çalhanoğlu can be a playmaker and [Kristjan] Asllani is there, Brozović can be expendable, but we also have to deal with a player who rejected important offers last year to stay, refusing offers from Newcastle, Tottenham and Barcelona. Brozović is fine at Inter. Newcastle and Barcelona are already back on the charge.”
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