There is a certain tension in the air at St. James’ Park. The Magpies wanted to start pre-season with clear reinforcements. Anthony Elanga has already put a firm foot in the attacking department,

The Reds are known to be in the market for a striker this summer as they look to upgrade on the misfiring Darwin Nunez, who scored just five goals in 30 Premier League appearances last season as Arne Slot’s side cruised to the Premier League title.

The transfer race for Hugo Ekitiké is turning into a bidding war between Premier League clubs: Liverpool, Manchester United, and Newcastle United. Regardless of who wins this race, PSG will benefit from the Frenchman’s move thanks to a 20 percent sell-on clause.

The Swedish striker has three years left on his contract at Newcastle, with Liverpool assessing the situation and a potential bid this summer

Should Newcastle succeed with a move for Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike they would land one of Europe's brightest young talents. Only three players aged 23 or under were directly involved in more goals than Ekitike in the top five European leagues last season.

What complicates the equation for Newcastle is their own pursuit of Hugo Ekitike. The Telegraph confirms the club has “launched their bid for the France Under-21 international,

As an academy graduate, Longstaff wanted his boyhood team to be compensated rather than face losing him as a free agent next summer.

A pioneering Newcastle fertility programme has seen eight children born without the devastating genetic illness they'd otherwise have inherited from their mothers