Newcastle United are reportedly stepping up their interest in Brazil international Raphinha as they are willing to pay FC Barcelona s requested price.
were impacted by their Financial Fair Play issues as the summer transfer window was infuriating for the Premier League side.
s side managed to keep Anthony Gordon, Alexander Gordon and Bruno Guimaraes as the sales of Yankuba Minteh and Elliot Anderson balanced the books.
Their incomings were underwhelming as they paid fees to sign Lewis Hall, Odysseas Vlachodimos and William Osula, while Lloyd Kelly and John Ruddy joined the club on free transfers.
Newcastle wasted a lot of time targeting England international Marc Guehi, who ended up sticking with Premier League with Crystal Palace.
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