Newcastle transfer news: Third deal being ‘worked on’ after Harvey Barnes agreement

Newcastle aren’t giving up on Tino Livramento Newcastle are still reportedly working on a deal to sign Southampton full-back Tino Livramento despite their lack of progress in negotiations with the Championship side. The Magpies made a move for the 20-year-old earlier in the window but struggled to strike an agreement but their hopes of signing the former Chelsea man are not over just yet. Newcastle went big on the £60m club-record signing of Sandro Tonali in early July and now Harvey Barnes is set to follow the Italian through the door. The English winger, who netted 13 Premier League goals with Leicester last season, is joining the Magpies for £38m. Yet more new faces could follow and The Mail are reporting that talks are ongoing with the Saints over a swoop for Livramento. Harvey Barnes is set to join Leicester from Newcastle Chelsea also have a £38m buy-back clause but it’s their entitlement to future profit that is complicating the picture for Southampton. The way the clause works is that the higher the total price, the larger slice of profit the Blues will receive meaning it’s a tricky negotiation for Newcastle. Livramento can play at wing-back, right-back or even left-back meaning he would be sure to bolster Howe’s squad depth. Newcastle have had to be careful with FFP this summer and that is why Allan Saint-Maximin is headed for Saudi Arabian giants Al-Ahli in a £25m deal. SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Trending The club have had to sell-to-buy after spending big bucks on Tonali and they may need to sign off further sales in order to carry on bringing in new players. Howe recently said of Newcastle’s balancing act in the market: “Depth [of squad] is huge for us this year. “With the competitions that we’re in, having three games a week, we need to be able to rotate the team, but to be able to bring in players who are of equal standard. “That’s what we’re looking to do, but we know we have a lot of work to do that. Players are expensive these days. We’re working within FFP guidelines, which is very difficult for us. We might need to be creative, but we’re trying to look at every avenue we can to make the club stronger.