Stunning claim as Newcastle United in talks over selling player in his first season at St James’ Park

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Newcastle United have received a shocking new transfer bid that involves summer signing Lloyd Kelly.

Eddie Howe is expecting a quiet January window at Newcastle United, but that could all change with a couple of sales this month.

Miguel Almiron is expected to leave Newcastle this month and Sean Longstaff also faces an uncertain future after dropping down the midfield pecking order.

In terms of incomings, Newcastle would love to sign a right winger but doing business in January is never easy. Newcastle have successfully avoided a PSR breach this week, but the club are still under pressure to comply with the regulations before the PSR deadline on June 30th.

Completing sales this month would help balance the books, and fresh reports suggest that Lloyd Kelly could now be headed for the exit.

Newcastle United receive Lloyd Kelly bid

Newcastle were desperate to strengthen at centre-back over the summer with several bids submitted for Marc Guehi.

Paul Mitchell ended up walking away from the Guehi deal on deadline day, meaning the only defensive signing in the summer was Kelly, who joined as a free agent after his Bournemouth deal expired.

Kelly signed a five-year deal with Newcastle but reports from Turkey suggest his time on Tyneside could be short-lived.

According to Turkish outlet Haber Global, Fenerbahce have made an official offer to Newcastle for Kelly.

The report claims negotiations are ongoing between both clubs over a transfer fee for the 26-year-old defender. It does not disclose how much the bid was worth.

Lloyd Kelly sale would make space for new centre-back signing

Newcastle had eased their interest in signing a centre-back this month following Sven Botman’s return from injury.

With Botman back in the mix, Howe has enough depth at centre-back to last until the summer. That would not be the case if Kelly left this month.

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Newcastle could return for Guehi this month after their failed attempt to sign him in the summer. Reports have also claimed Newcastle are working on signing Antonio Silva, who is valued around £41m by Benfica.

Newcastle have already bid for Juma Bah, who is considered a top target. The £8.3m offer was rejected but Newcastle could step up interest if Kelly is on his way out this month.