Newcastle Join Chelsea And City In Pursuing £35M Rated Italian Wonderkid

Newcastle Join Chelsea And City In Pursuing £35M Rated Italian Wonderkid

Newcastle have entered the race to sign Atalanta centre-back Giorgio Scalvini, according to reports in the Italian media.

Both Chelsea and Manchester City have been keeping tabs on the 19-year-old for quite some time, while the likes of Inter Milan, Napoli and Atletico Madrid are also known to be keen admirers.

Scalvini is already a fully-fledged Italian international despite still only being a teenager, having made his debut in June last year in a 5-2 defeat to Germany.

Atalanta are said to be reluctant to let him go this summer, but it is believed that they may be willing to discuss a transfer if a team is prepared to pay €40m (£35m).

Do Newcastle Need Another Centre-Half?

Fabian Schar and Sven Botman have been a formidable centre-back pairing this season but manager Eddie Howe does lack depth in that position.

Other than captain Jamaal Lascelles, there aren’t any other squad members who play regularly at centre-half, with the likes of Dan Burn usually deployed at left-back.

Scalvini has been known to play in midfield as well so that would be an added bonus as he could provide cover for two different roles.

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.