While recent reports have tipped Newcastle United to focus on overseas recruitment that offers value for money, there’s no doubt the club are also tracking domestic talent available at the right price.
Rumours linking PSV’s Johan Bakayoko with a switch from the Netherlands to Newcastle has gained traction over the last week, with The Telegraph and the i reporting on our interest.
However, a new report suggests an exciting Premier League right-winger is also on our radar heading into 2025.
According to the Shields Gazette, Newcastle United have been taking a close look at Tyler Dibling following his impressive rise through the ranks at Southampton.
They reveal that we attempted to sign the youngster in 2022 and have tracked his progress since his stunning hat-trick in an U21s game on Tyneside two years ago, but a short-lived stint at Chelsea beckoned for the now 18-year-old.
His return to the Saints and rise to the first team has followed, seeing him score his first professional goal – a month after his Premier League debut at St. James Park – in a one-all draw against Ipswich Town.
With 14 Premier League appearances and a run of starts under his belt, the tricky winger looks the part and robust enough for the physicality of senior football, showing quick feet and uncanny ability to skip past his man and draw fouls.
Though a lot of currently floated rumours of incomings to Tyneside seem to be of a continental persuasion, recent years have shown us to be no stranger to signing young Englishmen with a view of challenging for the first team.
Lewis Hall and Tino Livramento are proof that first team opportunities will come when deemed ready by Eddie Howe. The journey to guaranteed starts may be a long one but, with Newcastle’s clear need to sign a right wing that has been left to get somewhat stale, Dibling may see his pathway fast-tracked.
How much would a young, English attacking talent cost in today’s market, and how much Premier League interest would we have to fight off for the signature? The competition for the signing of a potential top winger will undoubtedly be tough, not helped by our ongoing PSR issues, perhaps making this move unlikely.
Maybe we have missed the boat on this one and should have pushed harder to sign the then 16-year-old in 2022, but the argument could similarly be made that we need someone first team ready guaranteed – especially if there is truth to the fact that Harvey Barnes is unsettled in the north east.