Newcastle United are currently tracking an exciting Barcelona player who has been tipped as one to watch for the future.
Barcelona has an outstanding track record of developing young talent, and the newest figure to emerge from their ranks is Pau Cubarsi , who has recently joined the Spanish club’s first team.
According to a fresh report from On The Minute, Newcastle are competing with Manchester United, who currently have an £8.5 million release clause in their contract.
Barcelona are negotiating with Newcastle target
The first and most important thing Barcelona would like to accomplish with Cubarsi is sign a new contract that eliminates the release clause as soon as possible ahead of the summer.
However, the teenager’s promotion to the first team has made this slightly more difficult, with the defender becoming difficult in recent conversations with the club.
Newcastle and Manchester United would both be willing to pay the price required to sign Cubarsi, placing Barcelona in a difficult predicament as they risk losing one of their greatest young players.
Manager Xavi, who will leave the club at the end of the season, is a big fan of the centre-back and would like him to stay, but it’s hard to persuade someone when you won’t be there next season.
Newcastle continue to search for top young talent
Newcastle have already made a deliberate attempt to attract some elite young players to Tyneside, having signed Garang Kuol, Yankuba Minteh, and Alfie Harrison during the last two years.
It’s part of their long-term vision to construct a club that will be practically self-sustaining in a few years and require little future investment, but the money will always be there.
Cubarsi, like Lewis Miley, is another ‘exceptional’ prospect who has risen to the first squad as a result of significant injuries and has now made four La Liga appearances, including his first start against Real Betis last month.
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