Newcastle target new Serie A forward with 25 million pound bid

Newcastle closing in on deals

Newcastle are now entering last chance saloon, with 13 days left of the transfer window and a lot of work still to do.

On the pitch too, there are problems, with dropped points against relegation rivals Watford combined with Norwich’s victory over Everton leaving the Magpies a place off the bottom of the Premier League table, and with Burnley below them having 3 games in hand on Eddie Howe’s men.

It has left relegation looking increasingly likely, with Watford and Everton 2 and 7 points clear of Newcastle.

Fortunately, it seems that help is on the way.

Luke Edwards reports that two players are now “likely” to join, one of whom is Diego Carlos, adding some much needed strength at centre-back.

Diego Carlos is edging closer to a #nufc move but still not confirmed yet. Told senior club officials have been working round the clock to secure targets and boost squad before Leeds. They have encountered resistance at every turn but 2 players (I can’t get other name) are likely

— Luke Edwards (@LukeEdwardsTele) January 18, 2022

But, who is the other?

Newcastle bid for Atalanta star

Now, it seems as though Newcastle have fired off a bid for Atalanta’s star forward Dusan Zapata.

As per The Daily Record, they have bid over 30 million euros for the 30 year-old Colombian striker who has scored 9 goals and grabbed 5 assists in 15 Serie A outings this campaign.

However, this offer in the form of a loan with an option to buy has allegedly been rejected, as per Ryan Taylor of The Daily Express.

Some more Newcastle transfer news. Understand Atalanta have rejected an opening offer from the Magpies for Duván Zapata. Total package – which included initial loan & option to buy at end of the season – worth around £25m. Unclear if they’ll try again… #NUFC

— Ryan Taylor (@RyanTaylorSport) January 18, 2022

Should they go back in for the Colombian?

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City	22	41	56
2	Liverpool FC	21	37	45
3	Chelsea FC	22	28	43
4	West Ham United	22	11	37
5	Arsenal FC	20	8	35
6	Tottenham Hotspur	18	3	33
7	Manchester United	20	3	32
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	2	31
9	Brighton & Hove Albion	20	0	28
10	Leicester City	18	-2	25
11	Crystal Palace	21	-1	24
12	Southampton FC	21	-8	24
13	Aston Villa	20	-5	23
14	Brentford FC	21	-9	23
15	Leeds United	20	-15	22
16	Everton FC	19	-10	19
17	Watford FC	19	-14	14
18	Norwich City	21	-35	13
19	Newcastle United	20	-23	12
20	Burnley FC	17	-11	11

Player	Team	Goals
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	16
Jota, Diogo	Liverpool FC	10
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City	9
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	8
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	8
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	8
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	8
Smith-Rowe, Emile	Arsenal FC	8
Raphinha	Leeds United	8
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	8
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	7
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	7
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	7
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City	7
Maupay, Neal	Brighton & Hove Albion	7
Silva, Bernardo	Manchester City	7
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	6
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	6
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	6
Ward Prowse, James	Southampton FC	6

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Salisu, Mohammed	Southampton FC	0	7
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	6
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	0	6
Tarkowski, James	Burnley FC	0	6
Laporte, Aymeric	Manchester City	1	5
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	6
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	6
Skipp, Oliver	Tottenham Hotspur	0	6
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	0	4
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	1	4
Silva, Bernardo	Manchester City	0	5
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	1	4
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester City	0	5
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	1	4
Jimenez, Raul	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	4
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	0	5
Richarlison	Everton FC	0	5
McGinn, John	Aston Villa	0	5
Canos, Sergi	Brentford FC	0	5
Rice, Declan	West Ham United	0	5

Player	Team	Assists
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	10
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	8
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	7
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester City	7
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	7
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester City	6
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	6
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	5
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	5
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	5
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	5
Kovacic, Mateo	Chelsea FC	5
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	4
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	4
Benrahma, Said	West Ham United	4
Doucoure, Abdoulaye	Everton FC	4
Rice, Declan	West Ham United	4
Redmond, Nathan	Southampton FC	4
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	3
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	3