Report: Newcastle expected to make Nicolai Jorgensen move this summer

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Newcastle United wanted Nicolai Jorgensen during the January transfer window and are now plotting a fresh summer move.

According to a report from the Daily Mirror, Newcastle are expected to make a fresh move for Feyenoord striker Nicolai Jorgensen at the end of the season, with £18 million being suggested as the potential fee for the 27-year-old.

Rafa Benitez wanted to strengthen the Magpies’ goalscoring options during the January transfer window and identified Jorgensen as a potential option as he scored seven Eredivisie goals before the turn of the year.

Newcastle would miss out and ultimately sign Islam Slimani on loan from Leicester City. But it appears that Benitez has not given up on bringing the Dane to St James’ Park in the coming months.

The Mirror reports that Jorgensen is expected to find himself on Newcastle’s radar at the end of the campaign in the hope that a quick move could be done for around £18 million.

Smart move from Newcastle?

Had Newcastle signed Jorgensen in January, it may have been difficult to find a supporter that was particularly against the idea as the striker was in excellent form and the Magpies look destined to be fighting to beat the drop in the Premier League right until the final moments of the campaign.

Fast forward a few months however, and it seems fair to suggest that signing Jorgensen should be much further down Newcastle’s list of priorities. He has scored once in 2018 and is not going to get anywhere near his tallies from last season when he scored 21 and provided 11 assists in the top flight.

And with Newcastle looking to be in with a fantastic chance of securing survival a few games before the campaign ends, perhaps they should be aiming their sights a little higher when the summer arrives.