Newcastle United have already secured a five-year contract, and an £8.5m transfer to Aston Villa is imminent.

Newcastle United have already secured a five-year contract, and an £8.5m transfer to Aston Villa is imminent.

Newcastle promptly rejected Fenerbahce’s offer for Kelly last week. Acun Ilicah, the vice-president of Fenerbahce, expressed the club’s interest in the 26-year-old player by announcing,

“We are in discussions regarding the transfer of Lloyd Kelly.” We are intrigued by him as a performer. We will transfer this player if we are able to reach an agreement.Kelly signed a five-year contract with Newcastle last summer after joining on a free transfer.

Howe maintains that Kelly is a critical component of his squad. Additionally, Fenerbahce has promptly concluded an agreement with Aston Villa for the acquisition of defender Diego Carlos for £8.5 million as a replacement for Kelly. Newcastle was previously extensively linked with a move to the 31-year-old during the January 2022 transfer window.

However, the club chose to be patient and instead pursued Sven Botman the following summer.Fabrizio Romano has reported that the Brazilian defender is scheduled to depart for Turkey on Monday, indicating that the transfer to Fenerbahce has reached the “here we go” stage.

“Diego Carlos to Fenerbahçe, here we go!” posted Romano. The Brazilian defender will travel to Istanbul tonight [Monday, January 20] as a result of the agreement with Aston Villa. As a successor, Aston Villa is interested in Loïc Badé, and the transfer fee is anticipated to exceed €10 million.

Kelly’s transfer to Fenerbahce appears to have been terminated; however, Juventus of the Serie A have since submitted an offer to acquire the defender. Newcastle declined Newcastle’s initial loan proposal; however, they intend to submit an additional proposal.