Newcastle close in on signing Dominic Calvert-Lewin from Everton

Everton are stepping up their interest in Newcastle United winger Yankuba Minteh as conversations continue over the proposed sale of striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin to Eddie Howe‘s side.

Mail Sport reported last month that early talks had taken place over the two transfers with both clubs looking at sales to meet profit and sustainability guidelines by June 30.

Calvert-Lewin has been on Newcastle’s radar for over a year but they had concerns over his injury record. However, he put work in on his conditioning last summer so that he was more robust and was able to lead the line at Everton for most of the season

With a year left on his current deal, Everton have offered him a new contract while Chelsea also showed tentative interest which has since cooled. However, the prospect of joining up with Newcastle’s project is appealing to the 27-year-old who is valued around £35million by the Goodison club.

In turn they are keen on the 19-year old Minteh who enjoyed a stand-out season on loan at Feyenoord, under new Liverpool boss Arne Slot, scoring 11 goals – ten in the league.