Newcastle United are very keen on signing RB Leipzig playmaker Dominik Szoboszlai and are willing to offer him huge money.
Newcastle United are really serious about signing Dominik Szoboszlai from RB Leipzig this summer, according to Nemzeti Sport in his native Hungary.
It’s stated that Newcastle’s interest goes beyond the usual transfer window speculation and they really do want to bring Szoboszlai to Tyneside.
The report claims that Newcastle are willing to offer huge money to Szoboszlai in order to tempt him in to signing.
A salary of around £10million-a-year is mentioned, which works out to around £190,000-a-week.
That would be a sensational offer for Szoboszlai, who isn’t earning anywhere near that kind of money at RB Leipzig.
The Bundesliga side allegedly want around €70million (£61million) for Szoboszlai, a fee Newcastle may be willing to pay upon Champions League qualification.
The report adds that Szoboszlai is the number one target for Newcastle as they seek to add another playmaker.
Dominik Szoboszlai could be ahead of James Maddison in Newcastle United plans
Links to another number 10 are very interesting because of repeated rumours linking Newcastle with James Maddison.
The Leicester City star has been wanted by Newcastle for a long time now and summer interest wouldn’t be a shock.
Yet Szoboszlai offers another option, somebody in the mould of Sven Botman, Bruno Guimaraes or Alexander Isak in terms of being a top talent in Europe.
Newcastle have mostly focused on signing players with Premier League experience but have splashed the cash on the truly top talents.
Szoboszlai would fit that bill having racked up seven goals and 13 assists in 42 games for RB Leipzig this season.
Still only 22, Szoboszlai has hailed as ‘special’ by Jesse Marsch and could be the long-term playmaking talent Newcastle really want to become even better going forward.
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