Newcastle United anticipate significant activity in the final week of the summer transfer window with Alexander Isak's future unresolved and targets Yoane Wissa and Ollie Watkins linked to potential moves. The club added Jacob Ramsey and Malick Thiaw but missed other primary targets including Joao Pedro, Bryan Mbeumo, James Trafford and Benjamin Sesko. Defender Matt Targett has been approved to join local rivals Middlesbrough on loan for the 2025/26 season, with EFL Analysis reporting the 29-year-old will spend the campaign in the Championship. Targett brings versatility across left-sided positions suitable for a wing-back system.
Newcastle United are set to sanction the departure of one star to their local rivals. The Magpies are expected to be busy customers as we approach the final week of the transfer window, with Alexander Isak's future the biggest talking point that is yet to be resolved. Elsewhere, Yoane Wissa and Ollie Watkins continue to be linked with their own moves to St. James' Park, but an outgoing seems to have been given the correct sign-off in the past 24 hours.
Signing Jacob Ramsey and Malick Thiaw look to be good pieces of business completed by the Magpies, but missing out on key targets has meant a summer of frustration overall. Joao Pedro, Bryan Mbeumo, James Trafford and Benjamin Sesko are just some of the names who have snubbed a move to Newcastle, despite having the lure of European football to offer this season. Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko both snubbed Newcastle's advances to join Manchester United (Image credit: Getty Images)
But it's a departure that seems to have been completed as we reach the final stages of the window, with defender Matt Targett reportedly heading to local rivals Middlesbrough on loan. According to EFL Analysis, the 29-year-old will spend the 2025/26 campaign with the Championship outfit. Rob Edwards has also seen Manchester City midfielder Sverre Nypan arrive on loan in another impressive piece of business.
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