Fabrizio Romano has confirmed Newcastle United’s initial summer transfer, and an additional agreement has been reached.

Fabrizio Romano has confirmed Newcastle United’s initial summer transfer, and an additional agreement has been reached. Cordero, who was out of contract in the summer and open to join a new club, had been in discussions with Newcastle since the turn of the year.

 

 

 

 

He tweeted, “Newcastle have finalised the agreement to sign 18-year-old Spanish talent Antonio Cordero from Malaga. Here we go!” An announcement regarding Cordero’s participation in the #

 

 

 

 

 

NUFC initiative is scheduled to occur. “Cordero was interested in signing with both Barcelona and Real Madrid; however, he ultimately selected Newcastle.” Antonio Cordero’s statistics for 2024-25 Cordero has made 33 appearances across all competitions this season, and he is currently experiencing a breakthrough season with Malaga. He has participated in 18 matches, scoring five goals and assisting on six others.

 

 

 

 

When Vakhtang Salia reaches 18 in August, Newcastle has already reached an agreement to bring him to the club from Dinamo Tbilisi. Newcastle intends to loan out Salia for the 2025-26 season, and Cordero is expected to follow suit. Newcastle implemented the identical approach that was effective in procuring Yankuba Minteh from Odense in 2023. On that occasion, Minteh was immediately transferred to Feyenoord,

 

 

 

 

where he enjoyed an exceptionally fruitful tenure in the Eredivisie.The club was compelled to sell Minteh to Brighton and Hove Albion in order to avoid violating the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules and receiving a points deduction, which resulted in the cancellation of their plans to introduce him to the first team on Tyneside.

 

 

 

 

 

Paul Mitchell, Newcastle’s sporting director, has designated the acquisition of players such as Minteh, Cordero, Salia, and others as a “essential” strategy. “The market is fiercely competitive, as scouting and recruiting emerging talent is an essential component of constructing a sustainable future, particularly within the current PSR framework,”

 

 

 

 

Mitchell stated upon the announcement that they had signed Salia from Dinamo Tbilisi earlier this year. “We are committed to conducting a comprehensive scouting effort, both domestically and internationally, in order to identify players who can progress through our talent pathway and, ideally, join the first team in the future.”