Newcastle will try to land a top young striker this summer. There are a couple of high-profile targets who continue to enter the conversation in Benfica’s Darwin Nunez and Napoli’s Victor Osimhen.
However, it could take a miracle to rival our recent climb up the table to land either. If they become available, they would be in very high demand and cost a small fortune. Newcastle may have to move to other targets.
Sport Witness is citing a claim from Italy that Newcastle are tracking Sassuolo’s Gianluca Scamacca, who was briefly linked in January. The 6’5″ Italian has matched Osimhen’s tally in Serie A with 13 goals, albeit with 9 more appearances.
According to Italian journalist Ciro Venerato, Newcastle and both Milan clubs are on Scamacca’s trail. Napoli also see the 23-year-old as a potential replacement should Osimhen leave this summer.
Before this season, Scamacca spent the majority of the last three years on loan with Cremonese, PEC Zwolle, Ascoli, and Genoa. He finished his loan spell in Genoa with 6 goals in his last 8 appearances.
This is his first serious run in the Sassuolo team, who he joined from PSV in 2017. Scamacca also has three caps for Italy, most recently this past March. One potential issue is that he signed a contract extension last month to 2026.
Venerato has his price tag at €40m which is very steep but likely half of what Osimhen would command. With Newcastle desperate to add options up front, Scamacca could be one to watch this summer.
285 comments so far
naptoon
May 3, 2022 at 9:09 PM
Comment #81Fixtures catching up with bindippers tonight it looks like.
Mund
May 3, 2022 at 9:13 PM
Comment #82Valle
Don’t be apologising mate I love the info and when you land over here let me know I’ll defo have that pint
valle
May 3, 2022 at 9:14 PM
Comment #83Raj… No sorry, I had a hard time catching up 😉 what you ask predate the Vikings, but my recollection of that period is that they came from the Germanic tribes so Naptoon got it right.
Wor B
May 3, 2022 at 9:14 PM
Comment #84naptoon
Liverpool’s players look like they’ve never played together before!
naptoon
May 3, 2022 at 9:15 PM
Comment #85Aye they’re under a lot of mental pressure, every games a final for them …..got to be hard ….can’t wait till the toons in that situation.
naptoon
May 3, 2022 at 9:17 PM
Comment #86Valle
Aye good job Adolph wasn’t as adept as them invading.
valle
May 3, 2022 at 9:18 PM
Comment #87A few small infos for you then… They werent actually called vikings in those times. To go Viking was something you did, not something you were. Vikings were farmers and traders, but around year 700 Europe was mostly Catholic and they decided they were no longer going to trade with the Norse who they considered heatens. So what does a man do when he no longer gets any trade or income? He finds other ways to get paid, and so they gathered under a chieftain in large raiding parties and went Viking which were a term for goin on a raid.
naptoon
May 3, 2022 at 9:20 PM
Comment #88Aye crazy to think how they went on ……off down to the tavern …..few horns of mead ……let’s just hop on a longship and go sailing to see if we can find owt to rob anyone up for it?
Wor B
May 3, 2022 at 9:20 PM
Comment #892-1
naptoon
May 3, 2022 at 9:21 PM
Comment #90Your streams ahead of mine lol
valle
May 3, 2022 at 9:21 PM
Comment #91Those of you from Newcastle… I heard many years back (On someone on this site I think) that you actually still have terms that go all the way back to the viking days, something in the lines of Come got hem? Which is very similar to the Danish Kom godt Hjem, which means get home well. Any of you know of this?
naptoon
May 3, 2022 at 9:21 PM
Comment #92Gannin hyem
naptoon
May 3, 2022 at 9:22 PM
Comment #93I’m going home
valle
May 3, 2022 at 9:22 PM
Comment #94From someone on this forum, I meant ofcourse*
Munster Mag
May 3, 2022 at 9:22 PM
Comment #95Liverpool score 🙁
valle
May 3, 2022 at 9:23 PM
Comment #96Naptoon… That might be it yes. Thanks.
Raj of Hailsley
May 3, 2022 at 9:23 PM
Comment #97😕
naptoon
May 3, 2022 at 9:25 PM
Comment #98Valle
Like I say a databank of useless information ha
Wor B
May 3, 2022 at 9:26 PM
Comment #992-2
valle
May 3, 2022 at 9:26 PM
Comment #100Ouch… I feel sorry for Villareal. Who would you rather see win the champions league? I would chose City over Liverpool.
Raj of Hailsley
May 3, 2022 at 9:27 PM
Comment #101Ffs 😕
valle
May 3, 2022 at 9:27 PM
Comment #102Naptoon… Not useless at all, it went into my viking database 😀
naptoon
May 3, 2022 at 9:27 PM
Comment #103Valle bairn has Dane/Viking/Norwegian etc origins …..am gannin oot with the bairn.
naptoon
May 3, 2022 at 9:28 PM
Comment #104As does oot
naptoon
May 3, 2022 at 9:28 PM
Comment #105I’m going out with my child.
valle
May 3, 2022 at 9:29 PM
Comment #106Naptoon… Ahhh, yes Bairn, a child? In Denmark that would be barn.
naptoon
May 3, 2022 at 9:30 PM
Comment #107Aye the Danes picked it up in Newcastle …..before there was even a castle haha
naptoon
May 3, 2022 at 9:32 PM
Comment #108Quadruple still on then it appears …. they deserve it tbf how they’ve managed to catch upto citeh from where they were and last season …..unbelievable.
naptoon
May 3, 2022 at 9:33 PM
Comment #109Still scummy bindippers though.
Wor B
May 3, 2022 at 9:33 PM
Comment #1102-3
naptoon
May 3, 2022 at 9:33 PM
Comment #111luis Diaz is some player ….game over
valle
May 3, 2022 at 9:34 PM
Comment #112Naptoon… Hehe, yah true, they had some good times for sure 😉
naptoon
May 3, 2022 at 9:35 PM
Comment #113Villarreal shot their bolt early tonight …..another special European night for the bindippers to live on for the next 10 years.
valle
May 3, 2022 at 9:35 PM
Comment #114Liverpool, just keep getting it right with the players they buy… I really believe our owners will as well though. I havn’t been so excited for a summer transfer window in ages.
naptoon
May 3, 2022 at 9:36 PM
Comment #115Uthred taught it to them. Ha.
naptoon
May 3, 2022 at 9:36 PM
Comment #116Aye they’ve got the rite model …..quality not quantity and go all out for who you want even if it means being patient.
naptoon
May 3, 2022 at 9:39 PM
Comment #117I need to put the champions league matches on more often …..wor lass hasn’t came out of the kitchen all night.
Wonder if she’s done the dishes while she was in there ….probably a bit to much to expect ….but I’ll take the peace and quiet all nite long.
CLINT FLICK
May 3, 2022 at 9:39 PM
Comment #118Lad
Lass
Gan
Hyem
Bairn
All old swedish or danish. Least that’s what my Swedish and danish mates reckon.
Along with various others.
naptoon
May 3, 2022 at 9:40 PM
Comment #119Liverpool could get more here Villarreal broke in half
CLINT FLICK
May 3, 2022 at 9:41 PM
Comment #120Villarreal have done amazing to get here!