Newcastle fans are begging their club to smash their transfer record on Kenedy, after it was revealed Chelsea want to sell the Brazilian.

A report from the Chronicle has claimed Chelsea want to sell Kenedy this summer for around £20m, but Newcastle will face competition from the likes of Arsenal, Red Bull Leipzig, Bayern Munich and even Paris Saint-Germain.

Rafael Benitez is a big admirer of the young Brazilian, and would love to bring him back to Tyneside after his successful loan spell last season.

The feisty wing wizard was linked with another loan move earlier in the summer, but the Chronicle report claims Chelsea would actually prefer to sell him permanently.

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Of course, this is both good and bad news for Magpies’ fans, as it means they could grab the Brazilian youngster on a long-term deal, but only if the infamous Mike Ashley gets his chequebook out.

Newcastle currently have the longest-standing transfer record in the league, dating back to their £16m deal for Michael Owen in 2005.

With Benitez desperately searching for a marquee striker signing, it seems unlikely that Ashley will break the Magpies’ transfer record twice in one summer, so they could be priced out of a move for Kenedy.

Fans are praying that doesn’t happen though, begging the club to pull the trigger on a mega money move. You can find some of the best Twitter reactions down below…