‘Unicorn’ – Newcastle United agree £55m deal to signal subsequent Romelu Lukaku
Newcastle United have agreed a payment for Lille ahead Matias Fernandez-Pardo, talkSPORT understands.
The Magpies are set to pay an preliminary £51m and an extra £4m for the versatile attacker.
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The 21-year-old is now set to fly to Tyneside to finish a medical and signal a five-year deal.
Newcastle have chased the Belgian worldwide all summer season, however the curiosity has solely simply been revived, and he’ll turn into the newest senior signing for Matthias Jaissle.
It’s a deal that may probably see membership file signing Nick Woltemade depart.
Juventus are advancing in talks to signal the German worldwide on mortgage for the season with an possibility to purchase.
However Fernandez-Pardo is a participant who European soccer professional Andy Brassell is a enormous fan of.
Chatting with talkSPORT.com earlier this 12 months, he stated: “I like Fernandez-Pardo.
“He’s type of a unicorn. It’s taken a very long time to work out precisely what he’s – I believe not only for us however for him as properly.
“Individuals checked out him and thought, ‘He’s a winger’, however he’s actually flourishing as a centre-forward.
“I believe individuals’s understanding of what a centre-forward will be and must be has modified slightly bit. Typically we expect {that a} centre-forward does must be somebody who’s six-foot plus, who can put themselves about.
“However I believe it’s actually notable that since Lille’s type has improved in the direction of the tip of the season, they have been unbeaten in 13…”
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And Brassell believes that the 6ft1 ahead is the long-term Romelu Lukaku substitute for Belgium.
He stated: “Fernandez-Pardo has all the winger’s skillset in that he’s very, excellent in tight areas. He’s dribbler; he’s good at beating gamers; he’s fast.
“However…they’ve allowed [recently departed Lille boss] Bruno Genesio, who’s an distinctive coach and an distinctive developer of younger gamers…to make use of these conventional winger’s abilities in a extra central space.
“I believe that is possibly the long run for Belgium when it comes to a striker [to replace Romelu Lukaku].”
The ahead scored eight objectives in Ligue 1 final season to assist his membership end third and within the Champions League.
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Newcastle’s switch window
As soon as Fernandez-Pardo joins, Newcastle would have made eight senior signings this summer season.
It would additionally take their spending in the direction of £300m, however because of the gross sales of Sandro Tonali, Anthony Gordon and Bruno Guimaraes, the web spend will nonetheless be very low.
Nottingham Forest are additionally concerned about Jacob Murphy, which might see the Toon make one other signing as properly if the long-serving winger departs.
However since Jaissle has arrived, Amar Dedic, Nico Gonzalez and now Fernandez-Pardo would have adopted him to Tyneside.
The Magpies have additionally made a powerful begin to the season with 4 factors from six and progress within the Carabao Cup.
So long as the deal progresses easily, it is possible for you to to listen to Fernandez-Pardo’s debut on Saturday dwell and completely on talkSPORT as Newcastle welcome Bournemouth.
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