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title: "Newcastle United: Magpies dealt Sander Berge transfer blow"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Adam Clancy"
section: "Newcastle United News"
published: "2023-02-06T12:16:25Z"
modified: "2023-02-06T12:16:25Z"
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# Newcastle United: Magpies dealt Sander Berge transfer blow

**[Newcastle United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/) have reportedly been dealt a blow in their hopes of signing January transfer target Sander Berge in the summer.**

### The Lowdown: January transfer target

The Norwegian was [reportedly](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/newcastle-united-no-contact-for-sander-berge/) a target for the St James’ Park outfit towards the end of last month after they let midfielder Jonjo Shelvey depart for Nottingham Forest.

A move to Tyneside never materialised in the end, so midfield is an area that PIF may look to readdress in the summer transfer window.

### The Latest: Berge to stay beyond the summer

As per [The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/21281530/newcastle-transfer-blow-sander-berge-sheffield-united-stay/), Berge is now set to see out his deal at Sheffield United until 2024, meaning that he will not leave this summer and instead become a free agent at the end of next season.

This is a blow to Newcastle, who wanted to sign him in January along with Fulham in a potential £20m deal. Instead, it looks like the 24-year-old will be given a season in the [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) to impress other possible suitors, assuming that the Blades earn promotion from the Championship this year, which seems very likely they are [ten](https://www.skysports.com/championship-table) points clear in an automatic promotion spot.

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### The Verdict: Big blow for Newcastle

This news will come as a big blow to Newcastle supporters, as Berge would have been a valuable addition to their squad for next season.

Hailed as a ‘[physical beast](https://twitter.com/sebpedersen01/status/1371599265752039425)‘ by football writer Sebastien Pedersen, and a ‘[Rolls-Royce](https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-united/sheffield-united-team-mate-insists-its-vital-rolls-royce-sander-berge-is-not-sold-3818018)‘ by his Blades team-mate Chris Basham, the 6 foot 5 colossus has all of the attributes to thrive in the Premier League.

As per [FBref](https://fbref.com/en/players/d0b6129f/Sander-Berge), he ranks in the 99th percentile for progressive carries and touches per game among midfielders in Europe outside of the top five leagues, while also ranking highly in a number of other key metrics.

[Eddie Howe](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tag/eddie-howe/)‘s team could have picked up Berge at the age of just 24, with him probably just [coming into his peak years](https://theathletic.com/2935360/2021/11/15/what-age-do-players-in-different-positions-peak/) now, so losing out on him this summer is certainly not ideal.