Newcastle and Crystal Palace are reportedly eager about signing Barcelona teen Marc Casado.
That’s in response to a current report within the Spanish media, which claims each the Magpies and the Eagles are admirers of the Catalan youth star.
Casado, 18, is primarily a central midfielder however may also drop just a little deeper and function as a holding midfielder.
Regardless of failing to make a senior look for Xavi’s Barcelona, there may be a whole lot of hype surrounding {the teenager} however his La Liga employers face an issue.
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Casado has failed to increase his contract and can subsequently be capable to transfer as soon as it expires on the finish of the present season free of charge.
With Newcastle United and Patrick Vieira’s Palace eager on bringing the younger Spanish midfielder to England’s top-flight, though topic to a profitable work allow software, {the teenager}’s future in Spain’s top-flight is way from sure.
In terms of which membership is finest positioned to safe his signature, the Spanish press believes Eddie Howe’s Magpies may have the higher hand, largely partly because of the reality Casado shares the identical agent as present attacker Ryan Fraser.