Potential blow for Newcastle United as reported target Tom Cairney signs new Fulham deal

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Fulham’s Tom Cairney has been linked with Newcastle United.

Fulham ace Tom Cairney has penned a new five-year deal at Fulham, the club’s official site confirm.

The 28-year-old midfielder’s future had been in doubt in recent weeks as reports in the Northern Echo claim Newcastle United had a strong interest in signing the player this coming summer.

Fulham’s relegation to the Championship will certainly see several of their better players wanted elsewhere. Cairney fits into that category, having featured in 29 Premier League games this term.

But the attacking midfielder has opted to remain at Craven Cottage, with one eye on finishing his career at the club.

“The Club’s been amazing to me, and to extend my contract again is an amazing feeling. I want to stay for a long time, and hopefully finish my career here,” Cairney told Fulhamfc.com.

The confirmation of his new deal spells bad news for Newcastle as they have been dubbed long-time admirers of the Scotland international. In the report in the Northern Echo, it even claimed they were willing to offer Fulham Dwight Gayle as part of a deal to bring Cairney to St. James’s Park.

A report in the Sun claim Fulham rated Cairney at £30 million amid previous interest from West Ham United in 2018 – a remarkable fee considering the West London club only paid £3 million for him back in 2015.

Newcastle will likely be on the lookout for a new midfielder this summer as the futures of Isaac Hayden, Mo Diame and Jonjo Shelvey are all uncertain heading in to the final games of the season.