Newcastle, England — Newcastle United don show dem sabi sabi for market as dem plan to sign Chelsea midfielder Andrey Santos. Dis na just another example of how dem dey willing to wait for their big targets, especially during dis PIF era.
As the current season dey go, Santos dey shine plenty for Strasbourg where he dey on loan. E don score nine goals and dey lead for tackles per game with 3.5, which show say e dey bring strong performance as midfield soldier. Liam Rosenior, Strasbourg manager, talk say, “Andrey is going to have a magnificent career. You forget how young some of them are. Andrey plays like he’s 32.” Dis one fit make Newcastle, wey don eye am since, to dey reason how e go fit be with dem.
Reports don reveal say Newcastle dey one of the clubs wey dey interested in signing dis 20-year-old midfielder. E go cost around £38-£42 million, but e no too sure say e wan return to Chelsea next season. Dis dey make dem sit up and consider am seriously.
Newcastle also get stiff competition from clubs like Arsenal, Tottenham, Paris Saint-Germain, and AC Milan. Dem all dey watch am well as e dey impress for France. Dis na sure sign say plenty teams dey appreciate wetin him fit bring to any squad.
Even though central midfield no dey high priority for Newcastle currently, since dem get people like Sandro Tonali and Joelinton wey dey perform well, e go make sense make dem consider Santos again. The Brazilian fit add more quality to the team, and his performances for Strasbourg dey tell say e dey ready for top-flight football.
With the transfer window dey approach, everybody dey expect say many moves go happen. If Newcastle fit get Santos, e go sure make dem strong. As usual, we go dey keep eye for the latest updates on dis move and other transfer news wey dey happen around the league.
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