Newcastle United don reach agreement with Benfica to sign defender Amar Dedic. Di deal na around £29.5 million for di right-back, and di 23-year-old expect to fly go Newcastle ahead of medical on Monday. Still get some formalities to finish, but dem dey confident Dedic go be Newcastle player before dem open Premier League against Liverpool next Sunday.
Di right-back fit quickly enter action for St James’ Park, because Tino Livramento still dey recover from calf injury wey e sustain during international duty with England for June. Dedic don work with Newcastle head coach Matthias Jaissle before, for Red Bull Salzburg, where e help di club retain di Austrian Bundesliga title for 2023.
Newcastle don dey look for right-back since Kieran Trippier comot go Wolves on free transfer this summer. Di Bosnia and Herzegovina international don win 31 caps and start three of im country four matches at di World Cup. E also rank second for full-backs for Portugal Primeira Liga last season for carries into di attacking third (49) and third for progressive carries (202) and total carries (325).
Apart from Dedic, Newcastle still dey talk permanent deal for Joao Palhinha from Bayern Munich. Di club wan strengthen midfield after dem pursuit of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Aston Villa proposed loan move for Palhinha both break down last week. Bayern no dey interested for loaning out di midfielder, na why sporting director Max Eberl talk say dem no go do deal with Villa.
Palhinha now dey reassess im options, wey fit include staying at Bayern or returning to Portugal, with Benfica and Sporting both dey show interest. But di midfielder appear to prefer remaining for Premier League if di opportunity arise.
