Newcastle United may not make any first-team signings this month, with Eddie Howe all but guaranteeing no new additions at the senior level.
However, for those wondering what Paul Mitchell is up to, it appears the club is closing close on another ‘one for the future.’
Following the signing of Georgia’s Vakhtang Salia, who will arrive formally in August, and the completion of a pre-contract agreement with Malaga winger Antonio Cordero, it appears that another juvenile attacker is on his way.
Newcastle are ready to sign Yildiz.
According to rumors in Turkey, Newcastle United has agreed to buy 18-year-old prospect Baran Yildiz.
According to Yagiz Sabuncuoglu, a journalist noted for his transfer scoops in Turkey, Newcastle are close to signing the Gençlerbirligi youth player following talks.
He claims the teenager would sign a four-and-a-half-year contract with Newcastle, stating that Toon officials had been in talks with Gençlerbirligi this week and had struck an agreement.
The adolescent forward has yet to appear for the Turkish senior team and is currently with the Under-19s, where he has seven goals in 27 Academy games.
Due to the probable challenges of obtaining a work visa at this point in his career, the kid may be loaned back to Gençlerbirligi right away.
Yildiz may not be the first-team addition many were hoping for with just a few days left of the January window, but this another low-cost, low-risk move that could work wonders in the future should he make it.
Hopefully this is the start of things to come in 2025 from an investment point of view, with young talents like Salia, Cordero and Yildiz identified as potential stars by the club’s recruitment team.
