A big Newcastle United transfer claim has been made, regarding the club's attempts to land Diego Carlos last month.
What's the talk?
Sevilla sporting director Monchi has revealed that the Toon made a great effort to sign the Brazilian during the January transfer window.
Speaking to La Colina de Nervion, via Sport Witness, he said the Magpies "really went for it" and then went on to say: "But the club had an idea, a scenario, and they didn’t budge from that.
“Their offer was important, respectful, and even Diego has had his mental comings and goings, but he has ended up satisfied.”
Delight
Eddie Howe will surely be left delighted by this claim as it shows that PIF certainly mean business. The owners clearly put a lot of effort into trying to seal a deal for the defender, with Monchi's comments highlighting how strong their offer for the central defender was.
It was not a case of Newcastle failing to put a good enough bid in or waiting too long to strike an agreement with the Spanish club, which will please the manager as it offers a glimpse of what could be to come in the summer providing they stay in the division.
PIF have now completed one transfer window at the club and could be better prepared for the next one at the end of the season. Crucially, they will also have more than one month to work with to bolster the squad ahead of the 2022/23 campaign and the ex-Cherries head coach will surely be excited about what they could do with more time to do business.
Howe will also be buzzing with the calibre of players targeted last month. Carlos is excelling in La Liga for a club competing in Europe, whilst the Magpies are 18th in the Premier League and facing a tough battle against relegation down to the Championship at the end of the season, showing the gap in standard between where they are and where they are aiming to be.
The Brazilian defender has averaged a SofaScore rating of 7.13 in Spain for Sevilla, whilst also averaging a scoring of 7.03 in the Champions League. This shows that he is able to perform consistently at the highest level, putting in quality displays week-in-week-out for the Spanish side, which is why he was an ambitious target for PIF to work hard to bring in.
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