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title: "Newcastle boosted in hunt for forward, Slimani injury update and more: Newcastle news round-up"
canonical: "https://readnewcastle.com/2018/03/27/newcastle-boosted-in-hunt-for-forward-slimani-injury-update-and-more-newcastle-news-round-up/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Brian Gosden"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2018-03-27T07:30:00Z"
modified: "2018-03-27T07:30:00Z"
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# Newcastle boosted in hunt for forward, Slimani injury update and more: Newcastle news round-up

The news cycle surrounding Newcastle never stops and as such, it can be difficult to keep up to date with everything that’s going on. Therefore, we’ve rounded up everything you might have missed from yesterday into one place.

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### [Midfielder talks up the chances of completing Newcastle transfer](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/03/26/midfielder-talks-up-the-chances-of-completing-newcastle-transfer/)

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Newcastle United's Mikel Merino has talked up the chances of one day returning to his home country to play in La Liga.\
As reported by AS, Merino … [Read More](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/03/26/midfielder-talks-up-the-chances-of-completing-newcastle-transfer/)

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### [Huge injury blow for Newcastle as star hurt on international duty](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/03/26/huge-injury-blow-for-newcastle-as-star-hurt-on-international-duty/)

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Newcastle United are sweating on the fitness of winger Matt Ritchie after he was sent home early from international duty.\
As reported by Scott … [Read More](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/03/26/huge-injury-blow-for-newcastle-as-star-hurt-on-international-duty/)

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### [Newcastle boosted in pursuit of six-goal forward as club scout replacement](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/03/26/newcastle-boosted-in-pursuit-of-six-goal-forward-as-club-scout-replacement/)

![](https://media.readnewcastle.com/readnewcastle/sites/20/2018/03/625610036-300x300.jpg)

Newcastle United and West Ham have both been given a huge boost in their pursuit of £15 million-rated winger Garry Rodrigues.\
Turkish Football … [Read More](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/03/26/newcastle-boosted-in-pursuit-of-six-goal-forward-as-club-scout-replacement/)

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### [Newcastle receive boost as striker nears return to fitness](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/03/26/newcastle-receive-boost-as-striker-nears-return-to-fitness/)

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Newcastle United striker Islam Slimani could make a start for Algeria in the international break despite not playing for the Magpies since his loan … [Read More](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/03/26/newcastle-receive-boost-as-striker-nears-return-to-fitness/)

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