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title: "Newcastle: Magpies intent on keeping Federico Fernandez"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-magpies-intent-on-keeping-federico-fernandez/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "David Comerford"
section: "Newcastle United"
published: "2021-06-08T19:05:12Z"
modified: "2021-06-08T19:05:12Z"
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# Newcastle: Magpies intent on keeping Federico Fernandez

**Federico Fernandez’s Newcastle United future remains uncertain, but [Chris Waugh](https://theathletic.com/realtime/bC9wjE1EcT3d?share=app_brief_share) has confirmed that the defender is ‘someone they want to keep’.**

### The latest

The 32-year-old’s name [featured on Newcastle’s retained list](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-premier-league-statement-offer-20749071?kj=) with the word ‘offer’ beside his name, with his current deal is [due to expire at the end of the month](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/federico-fernandez/profil/spieler/85475).

Fernandez made [24 Premier League appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/federico-fernandez/profil/spieler/85475) for Steve Bruce’s side last season and Newcastle appear to be moving to bolster their centre-back ranks in the transfer market, with a [£6m deal for Kristoffer Ajer in the works](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-united-oban-kazak-deal-20713286).

It has also been reported that a loan move for Arsenal’s William Saliba, a player they have monitored for 18 months, [could be on the cards](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-william-saliba-unhappy-monitored-20756205).

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### The lowdown

Waugh, the club’s correspondent for [The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/realtime/bC9wjE1EcT3d?share=app_brief_share), said Newcastle are working to keep Fernandez, who joined from Swansea City in 2018, at St James’ Park.

However, he added that the future of striker Andy Carroll, who is [also out of contract](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/andy-carroll/profil/spieler/48066), is ‘less certain’. Newcastle have until 23 June to finalise their released lists ahead of the new season.

### The verdict

It may be a slight surprise to see Newcastle endeavour to keep him when more youthful additions at centre-back are seemingly being lined up.

Perhaps the club are trying to guard against the kind of injury crisis they suffered in February, when [Fernandez](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/federico-fernandez/leistungsdaten/spieler/85475), [Ciaran Clark](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ciaran-clark/leistungsdaten/spieler/98240) and [Jamaal Lascelles](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jamaal-lascelles/leistungsdaten/spieler/183318) were all missing, and Isaac Hayden had to [fill in at centre-half](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/spielbericht/index/spielbericht/3429719) for the game against Southampton.

On top of that, Fernandez is an experienced and dependable performer with [192 Premier League appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/federico-fernandez/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/85475/wettbewerb/GB1) to his name, so Steve Bruce will likely view him as an important asset to the squad.

***In other news, [Mark Douglas has offered the latest on the future of two youngsters](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/newcastle-mark-douglas-offers-latest-on-elliot-anderson-future/).***