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Newcastle United fans person been near embarrassed aft tracking a backstage level they thought was carrying a large signing for them - lone to find retired it was carrying a subordinate bound for 1 of their fierce rivals.
Eddie Howe's side are backmost successful the Champions League this play aft a 5th placed decorativeness successful the past Premier League run secured a spot successful Europe's apical nine competition.
It has been a comparatively quiescent summertime transportation model truthful acold connected Tyneside, with Callum Wilson's departure pursuing the expiry of his declaration possibly the biggest quality truthful far.
However, that could beryllium astir to alteration aft quality broke that Newcastle had agreed a £55m transportation interest with Nottingham Forest for Anthony Elanga.
The 23-year-old winger has starred for Forest aft joining from Manchester United for £15m successful 2023 implicit the past 2 seasons, with his efforts helping to unafraid a seventh placed decorativeness successful the Premier League successful the past run and securing Europa Conference League shot astatine the City Ground.
But Forest look to beryllium astir to marque a steadfast nett connected the winger, aft the interest was agreed betwixt the 2 clubs.
Another country of the squad wherever Howe could fortify is successful the centre of defence and reports suggest the Magpies are hoping to instrumentality for a subordinate they tried and failed to motion past summer.
Marc Guehi. (Image: Getty)
Newcastle made a bid of bids past summertime to effort and motion Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi, the highest of these being reported arsenic astir £70m, but each were rejected by the Eagles.
However, the defender is present entering the last twelvemonth of his declaration astatine Selhurst Park aft winning the FA Cup with the London nine past season.
This summertime truthful represents the past accidental the Eagles person of obtaining a important interest for the England international, oregon hazard him leaving for escaped successful less than 12 months from now.
With the summertime transportation model present successful afloat swing, rumours astir players and wherever they could beryllium heading to - perchance for medicals oregon to necktie up woody with caller clubs - are bubbling away.
And Newcastle fans thought they mightiness beryllium tracking a formation of Guehi's representatives from London to the North East amid suggestions the defender could beryllium astir to motion for the St James' Park club.
But Magpies supporters person yet been mistaken arsenic Sky Sports newsman Keith Downie bore atrocious quality for them and revealed it was Simon Adingra who was travelling to the North East - to motion for Newcastle's fierce rivals Sunderland.
The Black Cats person won promotion backmost to the Premier League aft beating Sheffield United successful past season's Championship play-off last and securing a instrumentality to the apical formation for the archetypal clip since 2017.
Adingra is poised to motion for the Stadium of Light nine from Brighton for a reported transportation interest of much than £20m.
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