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title: "Newcastle: Jack Harrison would cost Magpies £35m"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-transfer-news-jack-harrison-news-adds-to-struggles-eddie-howe-pif/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "David Comerford"
section: "Newcastle United News"
published: "2022-07-18T16:15:11Z"
modified: "2022-07-18T16:15:11Z"
---

# Newcastle: Jack Harrison would cost Magpies £35m

**[Newcastle United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/) have encountered further frustration in their pursuit of their attacking transfer targets, with Leeds United communicating their demands for Jack Harrison.**

### The lowdown

The Magpies have made three signings so far this summer, but they’ve all come at the defensive end of the pitch.

They have made left-back Matt Targett’s loan from Aston Villa permanent for £15.75m, brought in goalkeeper Nick Pope from Burnley for £10.35m and spent £33.3m on Lille centre-back Sven Botman (via [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/newcastle-united/transfers/verein/762)).

However, as outlined by Scott Wilson on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/Scottwilsonecho/status/1548588773088321539), they are struggling to make progess with a variety of attacking transfer targets.

They lost out to Paris Saint-Germain in the race for Reims striker Hugo Ekitike and encountered ‘unrealistic’ price tags for Real Sociedad forward Alexander Isak and Bayer Leverkusen winger Moussa Diaby (via [The Northern Echo](https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/20284758.newcastle-united-leeds-not-want-sell-jack-harrison/)).

### The latest

Wilson took to [Twitter](https://twitter.com/Scottwilsonecho/status/1548588773088321539) on Sunday to share an article for [The Northern Echo](https://t.co/mouwY4ZYhA) in which he reported upon the latest development’s regarding Newcastle’s pursuit of Harrison.

The journalist tweeted: “#NUFC will have to pay £35m for Jack Harrison – with Leeds adamant they don’t want to sell after already losing Phillips and Raphinha. Newcastle finding it difficult to make headway with a number of different attacking targets”.

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### The verdict

Why are these £35m demands problematic for Newcastle, given PIF’s [vast resources](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1504811/Newcastle-Saudi-owners-PIF-Mohammed-bin-Salman-Yasir-Al-Rumayyan)?

Well, such a deal would make Harrison [the third-most expensive player in the club’s history](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/newcastle-united/transferrekorde/verein/762), behind Joelinton and Bruno Guimaraes. Also, the Magpies have already spent £59m of a reported [£80m](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10809197/Newcastle-Eddie-Howe-admits-Financial-Fair-Play-impact-clubs-spending-power-summer.html) budget, [without making any significant gains from player exits](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/newcastle-united/transfers/verein/762).

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Perhaps they’ll wait to see if they can generate some decent funds from player departures before deciding whether to pull the trigger on a move for Harrison.

The 25-year-old has already shown that he can deliver in the [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) with [16 goals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jack-harrison/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/417346/wettbewerb/GB1/verein/399) at that level, accuring [eight goals and one assist](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jack-harrison/leistungsdaten/spieler/417346/plus/0?saison=2021) last season for a struggling Leeds outfit and [16 direct goal involvements](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jack-harrison/leistungsdaten/spieler/417346/plus/0?saison=2020) (eight goals, eight assists) in the campaign prior.

Furthermore, his heroic [last-minute winner](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61453546) over Brentford on the final day of the season, which ensured that the Whites avoided relegation from the top flight, suggests that he can thrive in pressurised scenarios.