Savona pursuit, Newcastle United increase pressure on Juventus for agreement

Newcastle United are reportedly stepping up their talks with Juventus for Nicolò Savona and pushing hard to get a deal done, despite his injury problems.

The first suggestion of interest came from Sky Sports UK this afternoon, but that has grown rapidly in the last few hours, with reports of conversations both with the club and his entourage.

It is not the first time that the right-back has been linked with a potential Premier League move, as he was already mentioned around Manchester City in January, when they failed to secure his Juve teammate Andrea Cambiaso.

Newcastle United increase focus on Savona

Savona turned 22 in March and has been called up for international duty with the senior Italy squad, but is yet to make his debut at this level.

He only recently signed a new contract to June 2030, so was not expected to be on the market this summer, but Juventus are struggling to sell and need fresh funds to bring in different players.

Another issue Newcastle United must take into consideration is that Savona badly sprained his ankle in the FIFA Club World Cup and is going to be out until at least mid-September.

It is particularly important, seeing as Sky Sport Italia transfer pundit Gianluca Di Marzio warns Newcastle will only go in for Savona if Tino Livramento joins Manchester City first.