Leeds United star Crysencio Summerville one to watch after Newcastle transfer news
Newcastle United could make a move for Leeds United star Crysencio Summerville after missing out on a deal for Michael Olise, according to Ben Jacobs.
Speaking to GiveMeSport (8 July), the journalist reports that the Magpies were one of the clubs to move for the Crystal Palace winger before he completed a £50.8m move to Bayern Munich on Sunday (7 July).
Newcastle are still in the market for a creative wide player and after being credited with an interest in Summerville earlier in the window [David Ornstein, 18 June], they could now turn their attention to the Dutchman.
“We obviously also know that Newcastle were one of the clubs that approached for Michael Olise, which sort of shows you that they’re looking for that wide, creative, minded player,” he said.
“And although the cost of Olise was too high for Newcastle to proceed, there’ll be other options on the market that I’m sure Newcastle feel are within their budget.
“Crysencio Summerville could be one to watch, although no approach has yet been made to Leeds United.”
Leeds United braced for Crysencio Summerville bids
The expectation at Elland Road this summer has been that Summerville would be moved on, but the sale of Archie Gray to Tottenham caught a lot of people off guard.
That means financially the Whites are in a much stronger position to negotiate for Summerville with clubs who want to take him away, and wingers are a hot topic in the transfer market this summer.
The 22-year-old has got two years remaining on his contract which does mean it’s the ideal time to sell up too, but if the player opts to push for a transfer to a top-flight club that would weaken the position the 49ers have.
Ultimately Brighton are currently the only team to make their move for Summerville and it hasn’t gone anywhere as of yet, so things are quiet.
But if Newcastle and their billions firm up their interest and make a concrete offer now that they have to re-evaluate their targets for the window then it won’t be a surprise to see him move on to a new challenge.
In other Leeds news, one Elland Road exit is set to be confirmed by Wednesday after a new pre-season update
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