Newcastle have opened negotiations with Southampton over a transfer for Aaron Ramsdale as they proceed their push to strengthen between the posts earlier than the brand new season.
The Magpies have tabled a proposal for an preliminary mortgage deal that features an choice to purchase.
Southampton, nonetheless, would favor to promote Ramsdale outright and, if they comply with a brief change, they need a sizeable mortgage price as a part of the association.
Discussions stay ongoing, and no ultimate settlement has been reached but, according to reports.
Eddie Howe’s facet have been pursuing a goalkeeper all summer time however at the moment are set to lose out on long-standing goal James Trafford.
Manchester City have determined to deliver Trafford again, regardless of beforehand letting him depart completely to Burnley.
Newcastle chased the 21-year-old final summer time and once more on the finish of May, providing £27 million for the England Under-21 worldwide earlier than the Club World Cup.
But City had a change of coronary heart, matched that bid and agreed a five-year contract, with the choice of an additional yr, to re-sign the younger keeper who left them in 2023.
Ramsdale, now 27, left Arsenal for Southampton in a £25m transfer final summer time and signed a contract that ties him to St Mary’s till 2029.
The England worldwide beforehand spent three seasons at Bournemouth, working below Howe from 2017 to 2020, earlier than having fun with a powerful spell at Arsenal the place he was ever-present throughout their 2022-23 Premier League marketing campaign that ended with a runners-up end.
However, he misplaced his place to David Raya the next yr, and his first season with Southampton concluded with relegation.
In whole, Ramsdale made 32 appearances for the Saints final season and stored three clear sheets, struggling his third drop from the Premier League in his profession.
Despite having Nick Pope as their No.1, Newcastle are eager so as to add competitors for the place.
Martin Dubravka, Odysseas Vlachodimos, John Ruddy and Mark Gillespie are additionally a part of the squad’s goalkeeping division, however Howe is searching for a long-term answer.
