Newcastle United are set to make an offer for Bayer Leverkusen’s Edmond Tapsoba | OneFootball

As reported by The Mirror (via FT), Newcastle United are looking to sign Bayer Leverkusen centre-back Edmond Tapsoba.

It is understood that the Premier League outfit have been long-term admirers of Tapsoba and are, therefore, willing to make an offer within the region of €58 million for the Burkina Faso international.

So far this summer, the Magpies have been unable to lure their primary targets to St James’ Park, with offers for Anthony Elanga and James Trafford having been rejected, while Brighton & Hove Albion’s João Pedro has turned down a move to Tyneside in favour of signing for Chelsea.

Unfortunately for Eddie Howe’s side, they could face a similar situation with Tapsoba.

Firstly, Tottenham Hotspur are reported to be interested in the 26-year-old, and the reigning Europa League champions can also offer Champions League football to Tapsoba.

As well as this, Die Werkself are not looking to offload the centre-half.

Having lost Jonathan Tah to Bayern Munich and Odilon Kossounou to Atalanta, Leverkusen will not want to lose another experienced central defender.

This could see B04 refuse to sell Tapsoba, whose contract is valid at the BayArena until 2028, unless his €95 million release clause is met.

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