Newcastle transfer round-up: Magpies eye Onana amid Almiron exit rumours, Bayern Munich pushing for Trippier
Newcastle face a dramatic end to the January transfer window with the club potentially having to fast forward a major rebuild.
The Magpies were expecting a quiet winter having majorly splashed the cash since their Saudi Arabia takeover.
talkSPORT revealed at the start of this month that the Tyneside outfit were being very careful to make sure they didnot breach Financial Fair Play rules and initially targeted the loan market.
However, a number of their first-team players have since been targeted by rival clubs and there is likely to be one high-profile departure at Newcastle before the end of Deadline Day.
That in turn may see Eddie Howe's side accelerate plans to bring in fresh signings himself.
Magpies CEO Darren Eales had earlier revealed the club may have to sell to buy, and Howe later confirmed that to talkSPORT.
The most likely exit is Almiron, who has been eyed as the last marquee arrivalto the Saudi Pro League.
As revealed by talkSPORT’s Saudi correspondent Ben Jacobs, the Magpies have reached an agreement with Al Shabab over the Paraguayan, who is open to the move.
The deal is not done yet, though, but the sale of Almiron could help with their FFP woes, with Al Shabab not among the four SPL sides also owned by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.
The major benefit of a high-profile sale is of course the chance to buy a replacement, with Everton star Onana among their chief targets.
The Toffees are in more dire straights with FFP than the Toon, having been charged twice and deducted ten points for breaches.
Sean Dyche is under mounting pressure to concede one of the club's sellable assets, with Newcastle rivalling Arsenal for Onana.
The Telegraph claim that Newcastle’s recruitment team believe the Belgian has both the
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