Newcastle United have made an official offer worth £4.5 million in an attempt to sign Dimitrios Giannoulis from Greek club PAOK, according to Manu Lonjon.
As per a tweet from the journalist, Ligue 1 teams Saint-Etienne and Olympique Marseille have been put on hold as the Magpies seem to have advanced in the race with their official bid.
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Indeed, the Tyneside club are looking to recruit a new left-back as Danny Rose and Jetro Willems have both returned to Tottenham Hotspur and Eintracht Frankfurt respectively following their loan spells at St. James’ Park in the 2019/20 season.
Their departures have left Steve Bruce relatively short in this particular area and so the Englishman is now looking to find someone to fill that role on a more regular basis.
In steps Giannoulis. The full-back played in 44 games in all competitions for PAOK in the last campaign as he was very much a regular in their side.
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The 24-year old is also a senior Greek international having played in seven matches after making his debut back in 2018 under coach Michael Skibbe, according to Transfermarkt.
Indeed, £4.5 million for someone who is relatively experienced and arguably still has a lot of potential being just 24 years of age may be a good bit of business if the Toon can get the deal over the line.
It would also fill what looks to be a problem position now for NUFC going into the new 2020/21 campaign.
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Supporters would be hoping that Giannoulis can adapt to English football as quickly as possible, providing that they sign him of course.
Geordies, would Giannoulis be a good signing? Comment below!
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