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title: "Newcastle: Barcelona forward Memphis Depay offered to Magpies"
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author: "Will Seager"
section: "Newcastle United News"
published: "2022-07-22T20:35:27Z"
modified: "2022-07-22T20:35:27Z"
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# Newcastle: Barcelona forward Memphis Depay offered to Magpies

**[Newcastle United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/) have been offered the chance to sign Barcelona forward Memphis Depay, according to [90min](https://www.90min.com/posts/newcastle-continue-search-attacking-reinforcements-moussa-diaby-setback) (via [NUFC360](https://twitter.com/NUFC360/status/1550379663427526657)).**

### **The Lowdown: Depay’s position at Barca**

The 28-year-old has fallen way down the pecking order at the La Liga giants this summer after the club secured the signings of [Raphinha](https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/2676187/agreement-in-principle-to-sign-raphinha) from Leeds United and [Robert Lewandowski](https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/2680144/agreement-in-principle-for-the-transfer-of-robert-lewandowski) from Bayern Munich.

With [less than a year left](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/memphis-depay/profil/spieler/167850) on his current contract, the Netherlands international is said to be available this summer, with Barcelona having already [offered](https://www.givemesport.com/88035747-tottenham-have-been-offered-17m-luxury-forward-at-hotspur-way) the 28-year-old’s services to Tottenham Hotspur.

### **The Latest: Newcastle linked with Depay**

According to a report by [90min](https://www.90min.com/posts/newcastle-continue-search-attacking-reinforcements-moussa-diaby-setback) (via [NUFC360](https://twitter.com/NUFC360/status/1550379663427526657)), Depay has been offered to Newcastle this summer.

[Sport](https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/tottenham-dispuesto-pagar-17-millones-14100671) recently stated that the Catalan club were holding out for a £17m fee for the attacker.

However, as per [90min’s report](https://www.90min.com/posts/newcastle-continue-search-attacking-reinforcements-moussa-diaby-setback), Eddie Howe has concerns over the player’s suitability for his system at St James’ Park.

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### **The Verdict: Sounds great but seems unlikely**

When looking at Depay’s underlying statistics, the prospect of his arrival on Tyneside appears to be an exciting one, given the playmaker’s highly desirable qualities.

Compared with positional peers across Europe over the past year, the 28-year-old ranks in the 99th percentile for passes, the 97th percentile for progressive carries and progressive passes received, and the 94th percentile for shot-creating actions (via [FBRef](https://fbref.com/en/players/8f696594/Memphis-Depay)).

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When scouring the market for attackers, you won’t come across many players with better figures than the [‘phenomenal’](https://twitter.com/statmandave/status/1052197471366119425) [80-cap](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/memphis-depay/profil/spieler/167850) Netherlands international, who has been described as [‘one of the best’](https://barcauniversal.com/riqui-puig-sings-in-praise-of-memphis-depay-hes-one-of-the-best/) by team-mate Riqui Puig.

However, if Howe isn’t fully convinced, there must be good reason for not being sold on Depay, making this an unlikely signing this summer.