Transfer Talk: Newcastle have cash for likes of Mbappe and Kane

Newcastle can spend up to £190million in January without breaking financial fair play rules.

That means the likes of Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe are not out of reach for the Magpies.

Former owner Mike Ashley’s reluctance to spend any cash means Newcastle have more wiggle room than any other Premier League club.

According to the Telegraph, it means that no players in Europe are out the question for the Toon Army.

But it is unlikely that the likes of Mbappe and Kane would move to a club embroiled in a relegation battle.

Even so, it shows the spending power that the North West giants have following their controversial takeover.

Spanish outlet Sport report that Philippe Coutinho is one of the first realistic names on Newcastle’s list.

Barca are keen to cut ties with their expensive Brazilian and the Spanish paper say that the new owners have previously been in conduct with Coutinho.

Agent Bruno

Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes wants former team-mate Raphinha to join him at Old Trafford.

Bruno played with the Leeds star at Sporting Lisbon and has seen the 24-year-old rip it up at Elland Road.

Now The Sun say United’s midfield maestro is constantly in the winger’s ear about a move across the Pennines.

When Cristiano Ronaldo completed his move back to United in the summer, Bruno mischievously tweeted "Agent Bruno?"

And he is back trying to convince players to join him in Manchester again.

After earning his first Brazil cap and setting up two goals against Venezuela, Raphinha revealed that Bruno had been in touch.

Raphinha said: “Bruno congratulated me a lot. He told me that I deserved it so much, that I had been deserving it for a while.

“This happens with friends who talk a lot, more intimacy like that, more jokes. 

“But he praised me a lot, congratulated me.

"He said he wasn’t surprised at all by what was happening and what would happen."

In other news

Sport believe Barcelona are eyeing moves for Manchester United’s Donny van de Beek and Tottenham’s Tanguy Ndombele this January.

Liverpool, Arsenal and Everton are all interested in Olympiacos centre-back Pape Abou Cisse, say The Mail.

Reports in Spain suggest Everton want to sign Real Madrid midfielder Isco, who us surplus to requirements in the capital.