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title: "Newcastle United: Magpies set to bid for Rafa Silva in next few days"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Adam Clancy"
section: "Newcastle United"
published: "2021-07-01T17:17:02Z"
modified: "2021-07-01T17:17:02Z"
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# Newcastle United: Magpies set to bid for Rafa Silva in next few days

**Newcastle United are reportedly set to bid within the next few days for Rafa Silva.**

### The Lowdown: Newcastle favourites

According to a report last month from [The Sunday Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/)[(27/6; page 74)](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/) via [The Boot Room](https://tbrfootball.com/newcastle-transfer-news-magpies-reportedly-top-of-the-list-as-agents-of-30m-star-at-euro-2020-hold-talks-with-pl-sides/), the St. James’ Park faithful are seemingly leading the race to sign Silva, as his agent is currently speaking to teams in England about a potential transfer.

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Benfica are reportedly looking to sell the Portugal international, and the North East club are claimed to be at the top of the list to sign him.

### The Latest: Bid to be made

As per [Correio da Manha](https://cmjornal.pt/) (via [Sport Witness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/newcastle-set-make-bid-euros-player-coming-days-winger-exit-door-club/)),the Tyneside club are set to make a bid for Silva ‘in the coming days’, and have been following him for a long time.

However, he will not be sold for anything less than €25m (£21.5m), and ‘many clubs’ are interested in his signature.

### The Verdict: Sign

Signing Silva would certainly raise the bar in terms of quality in Steve Bruce’s squad, and is a player that the likes of Allan Saint-Maximin, Callum Wilson and Miguel Almiron would all love to play with.

Portugal manager Fernando Santos lauded the 28-year-old when he made an impact coming off the bench for him at Euro 2020, in the 3-0 win over Hungary in the group stage, claiming that his pace and drive made the difference and added that he was the game-changer for his side ([Tribal Football](https://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/watch-portugal-coach-santos-hails-rafa-silva-for-euro-2020-win-4374508)).

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He would certainly give the Magpies another dimension going forward, and with nine goals and 10 assists in 45 games in total over all competitions in the 2020/21 term ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/rafa-silva/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/238055/plus/0?saison=2020&verein=&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id=)), Silva has proven that he can deliver in terms of numbers, which is what the Toon Army will surely be crying out for come the new season.

[***In other news, find out why Luke Edwards has cast doubt over a potential takeover completion date here!***](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/takeover-news-premier-league-4/)