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title: "Newcastle United: Magpies favourites to sign Rafa Silva"
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author: "Adam Clancy"
section: "Newcastle United"
published: "2021-06-27T15:15:16Z"
modified: "2021-06-27T15:15:16Z"
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# Newcastle United: Magpies favourites to sign Rafa Silva

**Newcastle United are reportedly favourites to sign Rafa Silva in the summer transfer window.**

### The Lowdown: Silva impressing

All eyes are firmly on Euro 2020 at the moment for many football fans, and one player who has impressed at the tournament so far is Silva.

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Despite the 28-year-old being limited to substitute appearances so far, Portugal manager Fernando Santos hailed Silva’s impact coming off the bench in the 3-0 win over Hungary in the group stage, claiming that his pace and drive made the difference and that he was the game-changer for his team ([Tribal Football](https://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/watch-portugal-coach-santos-hails-rafa-silva-for-euro-2020-win-4374508)).

Despite being limited to just 52 minutes in the tournament so far, he has also grabbed himself an assist ([Sofascore](https://www.sofascore.com/player/rafa-silva/252577)) and will be hoping for further success as Portugal take on Belgium in the last 16 tonight.

### The Latest: Newcastle favourites

As per [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/), Newcastle are seemingly leading the race to sign Silva, as his agent is currently speaking to clubs in England over a potential £30m move.

Benfica are reportedly looking to sell the winger, and the Magpies are said to be at the top of the list for his signature.

### The Verdict: Sign

While the Tyneside club already have an attacking X-factor in Allan Saint-Maximin, adding Silva to the mix should certainly elevate Steve Bruce’s squad in terms of quality.

The 28-year-old scored nine goals and supplied a further 10 assists in 45 games across all competitions during the 2020/21 season ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/rafa-silva/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/238055/plus/0?saison=2020&verein=&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id=)), and he has brought his impressive club form onto the international stage.

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Nonetheless, top teams will surely be swarming all over him once the Euros are finished, so the Magpies may need to act quickly if they want to secure his services.

***In other news,*** [***find out what promising insight has been dropped from Mike Ashley’s camp on the potential takeover***](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/takeover-news-premier-league-2/)