Newcastle United have suffered several setbacks in their bid to reinforce the attack for manager Eddie Howe this summer.They have failed with moves for Anthony Elanga, Bryan Mbeumo, and Matheus

Newcastle had earmarked Joao Pedro as the perfect candidate to provide both competition for Alexander Isak and also play in a right wing role at St James’ Park next season. In fact, TBR Football confirmed that Newcastle bid £50m to sign Pedro, an offer that was quickly turned down by Brighton.

Joao Pedro has made his preference clear amid a high-profile tug-of-war between Chelsea and Newcastle. The £60 million-rated Brighton star is leaning toward a move to Stamford Bridge, with Chelsea intensifying negotiations after their initial £58 million bid was rebuffed by the Seagulls.