Newcastle closing in on deal to sign Lille's Fernandez-Pardo

Matias Fernandez-Pardo scored eight goals in 29 Ligue 1 games last season for Lille; he has been capped five times by Belgium and was part of their World Cup squad this summer; Newcastle are set pay Lille in the region of £55m for the 21-year-old

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Newcastle United are closing in on a deal to sign Matias Fernandez-Pardo.

The Magpies are set pay Lille in the region of £55m for the 21-year-old Belgium international.

Final details are being discussed but there is hope and belief Newcastle have got their man. Fernandez-Pardo is set to travel to Newcastle on Monday evening to finalise his move.

Newcastle see the signing of forward Fernandez-Pardo as on a par with that of Nico Gonzalez, who joined the club last week from Man City for £50m.

He scored eight goals in 41 games for Lille last season and was included in Belgium's squad for the 2026 World Cup. His call-up came after he initially switched his international allegiance to Spain, and featured in youth-team training camps, but never made a competitive appearance.

His arrival will allow Nick Woltemade to leave on loan, with Juventus in direct talks with Newcastle over the German striker.

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