Newcastle 'eyeing January moves for Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, N'Golo Kante, Gabri Veiga'
The Magpies are planning to be «active» in the winter-window market and may look to recruit a new midfielder following the 10-month ban handed to summer signing Sandro Tonali for breaching betting rules.
Tonali is currently training with Newcastle according to manager Eddie Howe, but the Italian has been ruled out for the rest of the 2023-24 campaign, with his ban expiring on August 27, 2024.
A host of midfielders have since been linked with a mid-season move to Newcastle, including Al-Hilal's Ruben Neves, who is allegedly 'dreaming' of a January loan to the Magpies and a return to the Premier League just six months after swapping Wolverhampton Wanderers for Al-Hilal.
Newcastle are owned by the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) who also control Saudi quartet Al-Hilal, Al-Ahli, Al Ittihad and Al-Nassar, who were at the forefront of the nation's significant spending spree on top players from across Europe in the summer.
It is thought that the Magpies' connections with PIF could therefore help in their quest to lure some of the Saudi Pro League's best players back to Europe in January.
Newcastle sporting director Dan Ashworth recently stated that there are currently no rules in place to prevent the club from negotiating and signing players from Saudi Arabian club in the New Year.
According to Fichajes, Neves is not the only Al-Hilal player of Newcastle's radar as they also hold an interest in Serbian star Milinkovic-Savic, who ended his eight-year association with Lazio to complete a €40m transfer to the Middle East this summer.
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