Newcastle United are reportedly ready to make a £16m move to boost Eddie Howe’s attacking ranks as speculation over Miguel Almiron’s future at St James Park continues to dominate the headlines.
As per Sport Witness, reports from Turkish news outlet Milliyet have suggested the Magpies are ‘willing to pay €19m’ to beat their Premier League rivals to the signing of Besiktas forward Semih Kılıçsoy before the window comes to a close early next week. The versatile 19-year-old can play on either wing and in the lead role in attack and has already earned a first call-up to the senior Turkey squad after making his debut in a goalless draw against Italy last summer.
After scoring 12 goals and providing three assists in 35 appearances last season, Kılıçsoy has continued to impress during the current campaign with two goals and six assists as Besiktas have battled to progress into the knockout stages of the Europa League and have taken their first steps in the Turkish Cup with a 1-0 win against Sivasspor earlier this month.
His form is said to have attracted interest from several clubs across Europe in recent months – and Newcastle were initially linked with a move for the youngster during the summer transfer window. Villa are also said to be amongst his admirers but the report claims Newcastle could look to make the first move for the forward over the coming days as they look to boost their attacking ranks before the transfer window closes.