Harvey Barnes should be announced as Newcastle United’s latest signing. That should be before the weekend. That is with the Leicester City star undergoing a medical with the Magpies today.
That is according to a report from The Northern Echo. Which notes that the England international has now travelled to complete his move after a £38 million fee was agreed.
Harvey Barnes is on course to become Newcastle’s second first-team signing of the summer transfer window. He went into the summer off the back of a campaign in which he scored 13 goals for the Foxes. That is in the Premier League.
Harvey Barnes chooses Newcastle to guarantee game time
As reported by The Northern Echo, Barnes is at Newcastle to complete the final details. That is before he completes his £38 million move to the North East. He will undergo a medical after travelling up.
Newcastle want to confirm the deal before this weekend. And Barnes is then in line to join up with the Magpies squad. That is across the Atlantic after they headed off for their pre-season tour in the US.
It is an exciting bit of quality business for Newcastle. Barnes has been a consistent goalscorer during his time at Leicester city. His form previously prompted Jurgen Klopp to label him ‘unbelievable‘.
It will be interesting to see what Newcastle can do from here. The move for Barnes appears to have come about from the imminent sale of Saint-Maximin. So it is not clear what Howe can do in the remaining weeks of the window.
They have made a couple of excellent additions. But with many around them strengthening. You get the feeling that Newcastle cannot really afford to stop there.
