Duvan Zapata he is injured, he has not been able to return in Atalanta despite the fact that at the beginning it seemed like a minor muscle problem, and that takes it out of the club’s plans but, surely, also of the Colombia National Team, which in ten days will play the Qatar 2022 Qualifiers against Peru and Argentina.
But its prestige is such that there is no physical problem that affects its price in a market where it could give one of the big surprises.
According to the Daily Record of England, the striker is the target of the Newcastle United, which would have already made a first and enthusiastic offer: nothing less than 30 million euros.
The club, which was recently acquired by a group of billionaires from Saudi Arabia, would have considered the signing as one of the great blows that it will give in 2022 to enter stomping in the Premier League.
“While Atalanta are open to selling Zapata, who has scored 65 goals in 118 Serie A games for the Italian club, they are understood to value the 30-year-old at around €45m,” the outlet says. that alludes to a not minor detail, which is the age of the player vs his guarantee of effectiveness facing the rival goal.
Does the new destination sound familiar to Valle del Cauca? “Zapata, under contract at Bergamo until 2023, is said to be open to a move to St James’ Park if the two clubs finally agree on a fee,” the source said.
But beware: without a doubt reaching the Premier League at this point in his career would be a great achievement for the Colombian, but the question would be, is Newcastle the best possible destination? He is a newly promoted man who is at serious risk of losing the category, now that the tournament is already halfway over: he is in 19th place, penultimate in the table, with only 12 units.
That is a first difficulty. The other is that Zapata would not be the only candidate. In fact, it would be a plan B: “Zapata is being worked on as an alternative in case Staveley and company fail to secure their preferred choice for the position, Darwin Núñez. Benfica asks for a transfer of 60 million euros for the international Uruguayan, whom he signed from Almeria for €24m 16 months ago.The financially troubled Lisbon club is contractually obligated to pay 20 per cent of any capital gains on a sale to Almeria and a large commission to the intermediaries of the 22-year-old,” says the British media.
It means that yes, there is a high probability that they will go for him immediately. Newcastle has already announced Kieran Trippier, a former Atlético de Madrid, and is looking for another striker, a central midfielder and a central defender. The good thing is that there is money. Now what should be evaluated is whether there is a project.
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