Transfer Market News: Newcastle United Close to Signing Monaco Striker Mika Biereth
Newcastle United are emerging as the favourites to sign Monaco striker Mika Biereth, as CaughtOffside reported yesterday. The Denmark international has been a hugely prolific scorer during his time at Monaco, and he’s now attracting interest from Premier League clubs. Newcastle and Aston Villa are among the most interested suitors, with the Magpies known to be pushing to strengthen up front this summer. Having previously tried to sign Hugo Ekitike, there have now been links with other big names like Randal Kolo Muani and Ollie Watkins. Still, Biereth is also firmly on Newcastle’s list, with Monaco ready to sell the former Arsenal youngster for around £40m. Biereth has impressed since joining Monaco in January, having also caught the eye at previous club Sturm Graz. It could now be that the talented 22-year-old will be on the move again, despite failing to make the grade at Arsenal earlier in his career. The Gunners should perhaps have given Biereth more of a chance, as he could now be about to strengthen one of their main top four rivals. It’s been a successful summer transfer window for NUFC as they prepare for life back in the Champions League next season. With that in mind, it was crucial for Eddie Howe to be able to keep hold of his star players like Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon, both of whom have been linked with Arsenal and Liverpool. So far, both players look like staying at St James’ Park, while there’s also been the exciting addition of Swedish winger Anthony Elanga from Nottingham Forest. If they can add Biereth to that front line as well, they’ll be in very good shape going into the new season.
Newcastle United postaju favoriti za potpisivanje napadača Monaca Mike Bieretha, kako je izvijestio CaughtOffside jučer. Danski reprezentativac je bio izuzetno plodonosni strijelac za vrijeme svog boravka u Monacu, i sada privlači interes Premier ligaških klubova. Newcastle i Aston Villa su među najzainteresiranijim kandidatima, s Magpiesima koji su poznati po nastojanju da ojačaju napad ovo ljeto. Nakon što su ranije pokušali dovesti Huga Ekitikea, sada su u vezi i s drugim velikim imenima poput Randala Kola Muani i Ollie Watkins. Ipak, Biereth je također čvrsto na listi Newcastlea, s Monacom spreman prodati bivšeg mladog igrača Arsenala za otprilike 40 miliona funti. Biereth je impresionirao od dolaska u Monaco u januaru, također je privukao pažnju i u prethodnom klubu Sturm Graz. Sada bi talentirani 22-godišnjak mogao ponovo biti u pokretu, unatoč tome što nije uspio zadovoljiti standarde u Arsenalu na početku svoje karijere. Možda bi Arsenal trebao Bierethu dati više šanse, jer bi sada mogao ojačati jednog od njihovih glavnih rivala u vrhu tabele. Bila je to uspješna ljetna prijelazna sezona za NUFC dok se pripremaju za povratak u Ligu prvaka sljedeće sezone. S obzirom na to, bilo je ključno za Eddieja Howea da uspije zadržati svoje zvijezde poput Alexandra Isaka i Anthonyja Gordona, koji su povezani s Arsenalom i Liverpoolom. Do sada, oba igrača izgledaju kao da će ostati na St James’ Parku, a također je došlo i do uzbudljivog dodatka švedskog krila Anthonyja Elange iz Nottingham Foresta. Ako uspiju dodati Bieretha i na tu ofanzivnu liniju, bit će u vrlo dobrom stanju iduće sezone.
