“ST. JAMES’ PARK SHOWSTOPPER: Newcastle Chase World-Class Signing!”

It looked like Eddie Howe‘s side were ready to make a bright start to the window with Lloyd Kelly being landed on a free.

However, Newcastle have since stalled in their efforts having only added two backup goalkeepers since.

Things could now be developing on Tyneside with the Toon believed to be in talks to sign Marc Guehi this summer.

Newcastle are in talks with Palace over a deal for Guehi with the player keen to make the move to Tyneside.

And it now seems as if the Toon are ready to revive their interest in an exciting forward with a deal for the Palace defender nearing.

Newcastle keen to sign ‘one of the best players in the world’

Although Newcastle have been unable to really bolster their options this summer, there are some positives to take.

The Magpies came into the summer knowing they would have to sell some of their players to balance the books against PSR.

Newcastle entered July having avoided their PSR scares and did so without having to sell some of their top players.

But this is not to say that Howe will be completely satisfied with how this summer window has penned out since.

Newcastle face big issue in landing Raphinha this summer

Clearly, there will be a huge hurdle to overcome in Barcelona’s valuation of Raphinha if Newcastle were to get the Brazil back to England.

However, there is another sizeable problem which will need to be overcome.

The report from Spain has suggested Raphinha is keen to remain at the Nou Camp to prove his worth after joining back in 2022.

But this is a winger who has been hailed as ‘one of the best players in the world‘ and would be able to cover one of the main positions of need for Howe this summer.