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title: "Newcastle: Simon Mignolet talks to Charles De Ketelaere over Magpies move"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Newcastle United News"
published: "2022-03-27T18:04:28Z"
modified: "2022-03-27T18:04:28Z"
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# Newcastle: Simon Mignolet talks to Charles De Ketelaere over Magpies move

**Former Sunderland goalkeeper Simon Mignolet has spoken to Newcastle target Charles De Ketelaere following links of a move to St James’ Park.**

### The Lowdown: Newcastle links

Nicknamed [‘King Charles’](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58916176), the creative 21-year-old midfielder appears to be on Newcastle’s radar ahead of the summer transfer window.

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[Reports](https://www.calciomercato.it/2022/03/16/cmit-tv-calciomercato-inter-lukaku-chelsea-origi-milan-liverpool-raskin/) have linked the Magpies with a move for the Club Brugge star, suggesting that they were in the picture for a potential €40m (£33.3m) deal at the end of the season.

De Ketelaere has been in fine form in recent months, contributing to [26](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/charles-de-ketelaere/leistungsdaten/spieler/435772) goals in [41](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/charles-de-ketelaere/leistungsdaten/spieler/435772) games in all competitions in 2021/22, with Pep Guardiola [impressed](https://www.calciomercato.com/news/manchester-city-guardiola-entusiasta-di-un-talento-12057) by the Belgian’s display against Manchester City in the Champions League during the autumn.

### The Latest: Mignolet’s comments

[Sport Witness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/not-much-newcastle-player-suggests-doesnt-fancy-magpies-move-goes-dark-early/) relayed comments from De Ketelaere in a story on Saturday.

The [6 foot 3](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/charles-de-ketelaere/profil/spieler/435772) midfielder was told by former Sunderland goalkeeper Mignolet that ‘there’s not much to do in Newcastle’, with the 34-year-old possibly trying to put him off a move to England.

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### The Verdict: Shrewd target

De Ketelaere appears to be a star of the future and has impressed in the Jupiler Pro League with plenty of goals and assists.

The Magpies will have the [funds](https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveprice/2021/12/15/newcastle-united-now-have-spending-power-the-next-few-games-will-show-how-to-spend-it/) for a big-money transfer following their takeover, so it could be a realistic deal to pursue, so long as the player isn’t put off by a move to Tyneside after Mignolet’s comments.

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Newcastle have just [two](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/newcastle-united/kader/verein/762) attacking midfielders on the books at this moment in time, so bringing in a third could be a shrewd move in the long run.

***In other news – [Deal agreed: Lee Ryder drops big Newcastle update during international break on ‘hard-working’ gem](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/newcastle-agree-dylan-stephenson-deal/)***