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title: "Newcastle: Pepe bid launched"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "David Comerford"
section: "Newcastle United News"
published: "2022-06-29T06:10:01Z"
modified: "2022-06-29T06:10:01Z"
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# Newcastle: Pepe bid launched

**Newcastle United have seen an opening offer for Porto’s Pepe rejected, according to [ge.globo](https://ge.globo.com/futebol/futebol-internacional/noticia/2022/06/27/porto-recusa-proposta-do-newcastle-por-pepe.ghtml?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=Esporte&utm_campaign=globoesportecom).**

### The lowdown

Pepe has only spent one season in Europe so far, having moved from Gremio to Porto just last summer in a [£13.5million deal](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/pepe/profil/spieler/520662).

The 25-year-old made [42 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/pepe/leistungsdaten/spieler/520662) for Sergio Conceicao’s side, scoring six goals and providing as many assists.

[Predominantly a left winger](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/pepe/leistungsdaten/spieler/520662), he’s also capable of playing on the right side, even featuring as a right-back on five occasions.

### The latest

[ge.globo](https://ge.globo.com/futebol/futebol-internacional/noticia/2022/06/27/porto-recusa-proposta-do-newcastle-por-pepe.ghtml?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=Esporte&utm_campaign=globoesportecom) ‘found out’ that Newcastle have submitted a €35million (£30.2million) bid for Pepe, but it falls some way short of Porto’s asking price. They want as much as €60million (£51.8million) to let him leave the Estadio do Dragao.

Despite the gulf, Newcastle haven’t walked away, and negotiations are ongoing.

Pepe has a release clause of €70million (£60.5million) in his contract, which runs until [June 2026](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/pepe/profil/spieler/520662).

Porto would ideally like to keep him longer and drum up his value, but they’re not ruling out a sale this year.

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### The verdict

Luis Diaz had bagged [14 Primeira Liga goals in 18 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/luis-diaz/leistungsdaten/spieler/480692) before he moved from Porto to Liverpool in January, and that deal was worth [around £50million too](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60180371).

Pepe’s involvement actually [increased significantly](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/pepe/leistungsdaten/spieler/520662) following Diaz’s departure, and journalist Zach Lowy reckons he ‘[has everything it takes](https://twitter.com/ZachLowy/status/1504833878573436928)‘ to replace the Colombian long-term.

So his numbers would probably have been more impressive had he been first-choice for the whole season, and if Newcastle can talk Porto down to a more reasonable fee, then you could make the case that it’s decent business.