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title: "Newcastle: Magpies consider Arnaut Danjuma swap deal"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "David Comerford"
section: "Newcastle United News"
published: "2022-04-05T19:40:22Z"
modified: "2022-04-05T19:40:22Z"
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# Newcastle: Magpies consider Arnaut Danjuma swap deal

**Newcastle United could offer Miguel Almiron to Villarreal as part of a deal for Arnaut Danjuma, according to The Sunday Mirror.**

### The lowdown

Eddie Howe was in charge at Bournemouth when the Cherries paid Club Brugge [£14.8million](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/arnaut-danjuma/profil/spieler/355861) to sign Danjuma in 2019.

[Amid injury problems, he made only 14 Premier League appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/arnaut-danjuma/leistungsdaten/spieler/355861/plus/0?saison=2019) (six starts) in his first season on the south coast.

Howe [subsequently resigned](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53624837), but Danjuma exploded into life in the Championship, [scoring 17 goals and providing eight assists](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/arnaut-danjuma/leistungsdaten/spieler/355861/plus/0?saison=2020) in 2020/21.

That earned him a move back to the top level with Villarreal, for whom he’s made [28 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/arnaut-danjuma/leistungsdaten/spieler/355861/plus/0?saison=2021) this season.

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### The latest

Howe has already been reunited with Callum Wilson, Matt Ritchie and Ryan Fraser on Tyneside and, in addition to Danjuma, he’s also said to be keen on bringing [Lloyd Kelly](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/newcastle-lloyd-kelly-one-of-the-most-realistic-targets-eddie-howe-ryan-fraser-callum-wilson/) to St James’ Park.

[Reliable reports](https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/20018091.newcastle-united-reportedly-preparing-bid-lloyd-kelly/) on the south coast say Kelly will be the subject of a summer bid from the Magpies, with scouts [allegedly](https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/20018091.newcastle-united-reportedly-preparing-bid-lloyd-kelly/) attending all his games, and it appears he’s not the only former Howe student catching the eye.

The latest reports (via [The Boot Room](https://tbrfootball.com/report-newcastle-eye-arnaut-danjuma-could-include-almiron-in-swap/)) state that Newcastle have identified Danjuma as a target ahead of the summer transfer window.

Almiron is one of the players the club are willing to sell this summer, and they could attempt a part-exchange with The Yellow Submarine.

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### The verdict

What would this deal look like? Well, there’s about a £30million difference in the two players’ Transfermarkt valuations (Danjuma [£45million](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/arnaut-danjuma/profil/spieler/355861), Almiron [£14.4million](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/miguel-almiron/profil/spieler/272999)) and so, assuming Villarreal are interested in the Paraguayan, there may still need to be a negotiation over the fee.

It’s easy to understand why Newcastle are keen on Danjuma though, his team’s top scorer this season with [13 goals in all competitions](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-villarreal/leistungsdaten/verein/1050).

[Five of those goals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/arnaut-danjuma/profil/spieler/355861) have come in the Champions League, and the Dutchman is currently preparing for a quarterfinal meeting with Bayern Munich on Wednesday.

Villarreal vice-president Jose Manuel Llaneza has dubbed him a [‘Rolex player’](https://theathletic.com/3120412/2022/02/12/danjuma-improvement-emery-anthony-joshua-villarreal/?source=twitteruk), while talent scout Jacek Kulig considers him [‘one of Europe’s best dribblers’](https://twitter.com/FTalentScout/status/1504499097448894478).

It’s certainly a signing, then, that the Toon could get excited about.

**In other news, [Keith Downie shares an update on Shelvey](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/tottenham-jonjo-shelvey-premier-league/).**