Newcastle transfer rumours: Magpies told to pay £50m for Man City's Ake

Wrapping up the Newcastle transfer news, rumours and gossip in the 2022 summer window. Newcastle in Ekitike talks

Sky Sports News reporter Dharmesh Sheth:

Newcastle United remain in talks with Reims for striker Hugo Ekitike. Ekitike is one of four strikers Newcastle have discussed. The fee under discussion is believed to be £25m plus add-ons.

Newcastle came close to signing the France U21 International in January. If the clubs can agree a deal, personal terms on a five-year contract are not expected to be a problem.

Eddie Howe does not want to waste any time in planning for a busy summer ahead for Newcastle.

The Magpies finished the campaign with a 2-1 win at Burnley to lift them to 11th in the Premier League table with 49 points. Thirty-eight of those came since the turn of the year, aided by the arrivals of Kieran Trippier, Bruno Guimaraes, Dan Burn and Chris Wood in January, and fans are looking forward to further investment this summer given the ambitions of their Saudi Arabian-backed ownership group.

"I was joking to someone that the planning would start on the coach on the way back," Howe said. "Then I had a rethink, it can wait until Monday, but really it starts straight away.

"You have to. The Premier League moves so quickly, the competition is so strong, you have to try and be ahead of the game. We have to try and be sensible about what we do this summer. We know it's a big time for the club."

Nathan Ake - Newcastle have been told to splash out £50m if they want to sign Nathan Ake from Manchester City (The Sun, June 6).

Victor Osimhen - Newcastle are ready to make a "monster offer" to Napoli striker Victor Osimhen this summer with Arsenal conceding his £85m asking price is too much for them to consider (Sunday