Newcastle are in talks to sign Mio Backhaus from Werder Bremen. The story was first reported on 18 May and is backed by 1 report, including 1 from tier-1 source, led by @Plettigoal. A reported fee of €20m is on the table.
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🚨🆕 A departure of Mio Backhaus is becoming more and more likely as several clubs are becoming more active - including Freiburg and Newcastle. #NUFC Werder Bremen would prefer to keep him, but need income and are demanding up to €20m. Concrete talks are currently ongoing. No agreements yet. @SkySportDE 🇩🇪🇯🇵
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Reported fee is €8.9M above our model value.
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Reported by 1 — 1 tier-1, 0 tier-2.
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