Newcastle United will now struggle to sign PSV Eindhoven winger Johan Bakayoko this window, with the move noted as all dead, the progress has reported.
Even though the Magpies are expected to settle for a £10m bid for MLS side Atlanta United Right-Striker Miguel Almiron, bringing in more funding, a move for Bakayoko is now unlikely to happen.
Newcastle sporting director Paul Mitchell has pinpointed the youngster as a priority target as the former Monaco executive looks for quality value for money purchases.
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But PSV’s assessment means that Eddie Howe’s looks are unlikely to be able to Bakayoko. Club Eredivise is the most sensible in the league and they do not need to lose any of their star players in the middle of the campaign.
Newcastle checked to avoid any challenge over the PSR after announcing on Wednesday that no Premier League club had damaged the regulations for the three-year period from 2021 to 2024.
Though there are funds now for the club, the form of Jacob Murphy has also softened Newcastle’s desire for a right-winger. The 29-year-old has ten goal contributions in 14 Premier League starts this season.
Ahead of the PSR announcement, Eddie Howe, who oversaw Newcastle’s 3-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Wednesday night, spoke about the club’s PSR problems last summer. The Magpies were forced to sell Elliot Anderson to Nottingham Forest and Yankuba Minteh to Brighton to avoid a potential points penalty.
“The last thing we must do, or what I must do as the club director, is to sell academy products that have the potential to play for this team for many more years,” said Howe.
“Elliot was a case in point – it was the last sale we wanted to make. We knew his qualities and he had just broken into the team towards the back end of last season. He had performed really well in a variety of roles for us.
“But we faced another option at that time when 48 hours were missing, we had to take a resolution that we didn’t want to take. It will be our last selection to do so. But, when you upload everything in combination and you say: “Well, that is a deduction of points and a violation of the PSR or to make a sale, I think you want to make the sale. ” “
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