Bayern Munich are expected to try to sign Kieran Trippier from Newcastle this month after manager Thomas Tuchel revealed he is looking to sign a right-back.
The Bayern manager is thought to have put the 33-year-old England defender high on his purchase list and is exploring the possibility of facilitating a move that would reunite Trippier with former Tottenham team-mates Harry Kane and Eric Dier. are doing.
Eddie Howe has known Trippier since managing him at Burnley and cannot bear to part ways with a player who often continues to have a talismanic influence at St. They are desperately short of fielders, praising Bayern's Joshua Kimmich.
With Joelinton set to miss the rest of the season, with surgery on his thigh problem scheduled for next week, Newcastle have inquired about Kimmich's availability. The situation is complicated by the 28-year-old Germany international's reluctance to leave Bayern, but a change in attitude could pave the way for Trippier to join Bayern.
The problem with Howe is that, given that Newcastle are likely to breach the Premier League's profit and sustainability regulations, they will effectively have to sell before they buy, which led to them signing a £12m deal from Atletico Madrid in January. This may be the last chance to acquire Trippier, who was transferred in 2016. 2022.
Trippier had helped Atletico win La Liga the previous year, but was keen to move his family to England. However, manager Tuchel may propose one last big adventure to the player, who is recovering after a mid-winter slump.
“We're looking for a right-back, so we'll see if something is possible,” Tuchel said this week. “We've gotten used to Conrad Reimer at right-back, but that's not his best position.”
Howe has impressive coverage in the positions of Tino Livramento and Emile Craft, despite relying on Trippier, who captained Newcastle in Jamal Lascelles' absence, on and off the pitch. That rare depth of depth has seen Newcastle sell fourth-choice right-back Javier Manquillo to Celta Vigo. Manquillo underwent a medical on Thursday and is expected to reunite with his former manager Rafael Benitez at the Spanish club.
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Howe's priority has therefore been to strengthen his midfield, which has been weakened by Sandro Tonali's 10-month suspension for breaching Italian gambling regulations and Joe Willock's long-term Achilles injury. Kimmich remains high on the manager's list due to Newcastle's reluctance to pay the £7m loan fee required to sign Kalvin Phillips from Manchester City, and Kimmich's scouts can be found here He has also been keeping an eye on Atalanta's Ederson and Middlesbrough's Hayden Hackney in recent weeks.
Besiktas are believed to have made a bid for Lascelles, but with Sven Botman just returning from a serious knee injury, Howe is unlikely to risk selling the club's captain and third-choice central defender. low.
