Newcastle move for Danilo as Bruno stance holds
Newcastle start pre-season without World Cup returnees. Hall, Miley, Livramento, Botman, Joelinton and Barnes among those back. Friendlies set vs Gateshead, Bristol City, Valencia, Everton, Leverkusen, Strasbourg.
UEFA fine and compliance deal force cheaper rebuild. Newcastle target younger options: Kevin Danois, Angelo Stiller, Joaquin Seys and Anan Khalaili, with spending trimmed to roughly €20-40m per signing.
Newcastle plan summer reinforcements beyond midfield, urged to act decisively to avoid missing targets. Details on the £87m target and Manzambi are not provided.
Report claims Newcastle want around £100m for Bruno Guimarães, prompting Arsenal to eye alternatives Ayyoub Bouaddi, Alex Scott and Manu Koné instead.
Fabrizio Romano says England U17 winger Kyran Thompson will leave Arsenal as a free agent to join Newcastle, choosing St James’ Park over five other proposals.
Leeds push to sign Sassuolo defender Tarik Muharemovic for around €40m, moving ahead of Newcastle and Sunderland. Juventus hold a sell-on. Report claims Newcastle’s defence looks set while Leeds promise minutes.
Newcastle fan and top referee Michael Oliver cannot take charge of the World Cup final due to FIFA’s policy on England-Argentina appointments. He has now officiated a record seven World Cup matches for an English ref.
Released by Newcastle, Matt Targett is wanted by Norwich and relegated West Ham, with Southampton and Wolves urged to join. The 30-year-old impressed on loan at Middlesbrough and offers experience at left-back.
Newcastle hold talks for Parma’s Zion Suzuki as they assess alternatives to James Trafford. Valued at around £17m, Suzuki impressed for Japan. Nick Pope’s future remains unclear amid pursuit of a new No 1.
Ex-Magpie Lee Clark says losing captain Bruno Guimarães to Arsenal would be ‘absolutely devastating’, noting no official bid yet amid doubts over Newcastle’s ambition.
Newcastle advance talks for Botafogo’s Danilo Santos, with price cut to around €30m. Chelsea interest is dismissed in Brazil as the Magpies prepare an official offer.
Carl-Zeiss Jena’s 2026-27 home kit is voted worst of June, with Newcastle’s ‘barcode’ 2026-27 home kit finishing second after heavy backlash over its stripe design.
