NEWCASTLE UNITED are ready to land Napoli star Fabian Ruiz this summer, according to reports.
The North East club had a £33million bid rejected for Ruiz, 25, in the January transfer window.
Newcastle are set to launch a new bid for Fabian Ruiz this summer, say reports Credit: Getty Images – Getty
The 25-year-old midfielder scored a 94th-minute winner on Sunday night to put Napoli top of Serie A Credit: Getty But Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport claim that a refreshed £40m offer is ‘on the plate’ for the end of the season.
Arsenal, Manchester United, Man City, Liverpool, Real Madrid and Barcelona are all said to be interested in the Spaniard.
However, the reports say that the Toon have gone ‘straight to the heart of the discussion’.
Italian journalist Antonio Giordano has also confirmed that the next few months of the season are Ruiz’s ‘last in Naples’.
And it is ‘inevitable’ that an auction will take place as there is ‘no possibility of a renewal’ to his contract, which expires in 2023.
Napoli are top of Serie A and will not want to let their ace midfielder go for cheap.
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The league leaders beat Lazio 2-1 on Sunday after Ruiz scored a 94th-minute winner.
Newcastle will be buoyed by recent form and have improved since splashing out close to £100m on five new signings in January.
The Toon are now 14th in the Premier League and will now have one eye on the summer.
Meanwhile, Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga remains a target for Eddie Howe.
And Lille centre-back Sven Botman also revealed that he would consider a future at St James Park.
He told Ziggo Sport: “Everyone says about Newcastle – it’s all about money.
“But it’s a very nice project, if you look at where Man City and PSG started. I think it would be very nice to be part of that.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
