NEWCASTLE are set to take their spending under Steve McClaren to over £100m with a double swoop for West Brom striker Saido Berahino and Tottenham winger Andros Townsend.
Newcastle are eyeing a double deal for Tottenham's Andros Townsend and West Brom's Saido Berahino |
The Magpies have already splashed out £17m this month on Jonjo Shelvey and Henri Saivet.
Now
they are closing in on Berahino and Townsend and increasingly confident
the pair could be available for Saturday's trip to Watford.
A
feelgood factor has swept through St James' Park in the past week
culminating in the 2-1 win over West Ham which lifted McClaren's side
out of the relegation zone.
Owner Mike Ashley
had sanctioned a major recruitment drive to protect his own investment
amid growing concerns at their position near the foot of the table.
Newcastle spent £53m last summer on Gini Wijnaldum, Chancel Mbemba, Aleksandar Mitrovic and Florian Thauvin.
While
the first two have been big successes, the jury is still out on raw
striker Mitrovic while Thauvin will be allowed to return to former club
Marseille on loan after a disastrous five months in England.
Now Ashley is
ready to bankroll the signings of Berahino and Townsend with both
players having indicated they would be keen on a move to the North-east.
Shelvey
was told during talks last week that the club were after the pair, a
key factor in his decision to leave Swansea for another club in apparent
trouble at the foot of the table.
Newcastle are
prepared to meet the Baggies' £18m valuation of Berahino but the
situation is less clear-cut with Townsend and a loan deal remains
possible if an agreement with Spurs cannot be reached.
Serie
A giants Napoli are interested in Toon midfielder Moussa Sissoko but
there is no pressure on Newcastle to sell, and the Frenchman looks set
to stay put at least until the summer.
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