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Newcastle United has no interest in recruiting Brazilian midfielder Thiago Maia, contrary to what is happening in France.
The Magpies might be interested in taking the Lille player on loan. Making the deal permanent for the 21-year-old midfielder but central is not a priority for Rafa Benitez, as he seeks to add depth and quality to his team.
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Center-forward Salomon Rondon is leading the list, but no agreement has yet been found. Rondon has a £ 16.5m release clause, but rather than paying outright, Newcastle seeks to use Dwight Gayle in partial exchange. Gayle is on the mini-pre-season circuit from Newcastle to Portugal, but was an unused substitute against Porto on Saturday.
Benitez is also seeking a second striker to play off his target and add to a striker's stable that includes Ayoze Perez and Joselu, and once his work permit is approved, Yoshinori Muto. He feels that he needs a cover on the left back, where Paul Dummett is only specialist, and at the center of defense after Florian Lejeune has damaged the cruciate ligaments of the knee.
difficult as Benitez found it difficult to clear funds this summer, and he is not going to try to extend them to Maia, who moved to France from Santos last year, and is happy to stay in Lille.
For some time, Nicolas Tagliafico, the left-back of the Argentinian World Cup Ajax, remains on the spot, but even after the departure of Aleksandar Mitrovic in Fulham for 22 M £, its price of £ 8m seems to be a problem. Similarly, it is unlikely that the Magpies will receive the salary of Leighton Baines after Everton signed Lucas Digne as his long-term replacement.
The move of Ahmed Hegazi, the central defender of West Brom, was also rejected, while sources in Huddersfield Town and Newcastle were not expecting an offer of Terriers for winger Magpies Christian Atsu.
Newcastle have signed goalkeeper Martin Dubravka, central defender Fabian Schar and free midfielder Ki Sung-yeung, as well as extending Chelsea's Kenedy loan by another season.
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