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According to the Daily Star, Newcastle United are lining up a £26.5m bid for CSKA Moscow defender Mario Fernandes in this summer's transfer window.

Fernandes has scored once and contributed nine assists in 34 appearances for CSKA during the 2018-19 campaign.

Meanwhile, the Brazilian-born Russia international has made 235 appearances in total for his current club since a 2012 arrival from Gremio.

According to the Daily Star, Newcastle are confident that they will be able to agree a deal for the wing-back ahead of the new campaign.

However, it would be fair to say that the Premier League club's fans are not buying that their team will be able to get a move over the line.

Indeed, there remains huge uncertainty surrounding the future of head coach Rafael Benitez, whilst owner Mike Ashley is not exactly a huge spender in the transfer market.

A selection of the Twitter reaction from the Newcastle fans can be seen below: