Newcastle ‘line up summer move to bring Ivan Toney back to St James’ Park in a £30m deal’ – four years after Rafa Benitez sold him to Peterborough for just £650,000 – and the Magpies ‘could also return with a fresh Hugo Ekitike bid’
Newcastle are considering bolstering their forward line in the summer windowMagpies boss Eddie Howe is reportedly prioritising signing a strikerIvan Toney has emerged as a target with Toon set to miss out on Darwin NunezBrentford want upwards of £30million for Toney, who left Newcastle in 2018
Newcastle are reportedly eyeing a £30million move to re-sign Brentford striker Ivan Toney after accepting they will miss out on highly-rated Benfica starlet Darwin Nunez.
The Magpies are expected to be busy in this summer’s transfer market after being bought by a Saudi-backed consortium in October, with Eddie Howe thought to be prioritising a striker.
Toney, who Newcastle sold to Peterborough for just £650,000 four years ago, has emerged as a potential target, according to The Telegraph.
Brentford striker Ivan Toney has emerged as a potential transfer target for Newcastle
Newcastle are also reportedly set to reignite their interest in Hugo Ekitike of Reims
The newspaper also report the club will return with a fresh bid for French forward Hugo Ekitike. Newcastle had agreed a £12million deal for the Reims star on deadline day in January but the deal fell through as the player opted not to make the switch to the Premier League.
Newcastle are among the clubs to have expressed an interest in Nunez, whose long list of suitors also includes PSG, Barcelona, Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and West Ham.
It is believed the Benfica striker, who has scored 32 goals in 37 appearances across all competitions this season, favours a move to a team in…