There are five exceptional European youth players that Newcastle United should pursue during the January transfer window.

Newcastle United was one of the Premier League’s quietest teams in terms of incomings during the summer. However, this was not due to a lack of effort, as the team made numerous unsuccessful attempts to sign Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi and a rejected offer for Nottingham Forest winger Anthony Elanga during a frustrating transfer window.

Ultimately, Newcastle’s 2024/25 season was marked by an exceptional team, but it also suffered from a dearth of depth in several critical positions, such as the right flank, centre forward, and centre back.

These are the issues that Newcastle United will endeavour to resolve with the assistance of newly appointed sporting director Paul Mitchell in the upcoming January window or potentially even next summer.

These are the issues that Newcastle United will endeavour to resolve with the assistance of newly appointed sporting director Paul Mitchell in the upcoming January window or potentially even next summer.Newcastle have historically capitalised on the domestic market under Eddie Howe’s

leadership, as evidenced by the acquisitions of Lewis Hall, Tino Livramento, Harvey Barnes, and Anthony Gordon, all of whom hail from Premier League or Championship teams. Nevertheless, Newcastle’s ability to capitalise on the European market is demonstrated by their acquisitions of Sven Botman, Sandro Tonali, Bruno Guimaraes, and Alexander Isak.

In light of this, we examine five of the most promising young European targets that Newcastle United may pursue.

Ousmane Diomande, an Ivory Coast international, became a household name two seasons ago when he delivered two remarkable performances against Arsenal in the Europa League, enabling Sporting to advance to the quarterfinals on penalties.