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title: "Benitez targets an attacking midfielder, Ritchie back from injury and more: Newcastle news round-up"
canonical: "https://readnewcastle.com/2018/03/30/benitez-targets-an-attacking-midfielder-ritchie-back-from-injury-and-more-newcastle-news-round-up/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Brian Gosden"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2018-03-30T07:30:00Z"
modified: "2018-03-30T07:30:00Z"
---

# Benitez targets an attacking midfielder, Ritchie back from injury 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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### [Benitez is making attacking midfielder a priority](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/03/29/benitez-is-making-attacking-midfielder-a-priority/)

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Rafa Benitez is set to make an attacking midfielder his priority, as he looks to bring in a number 10 in the upcoming summer transfer window, … [Read More](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/03/29/benitez-is-making-attacking-midfielder-a-priority/)

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### [Besiktas plan to swoop for Newcastle man](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/03/29/besiktas-plan-to-swoop-for-newcastle-man/)

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Newcastle United youngster Dan Barlaser is reportedly a target for Super Lig giants Besiktas this summer.\
According to a report from Turkish news … [Read More](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/03/29/besiktas-plan-to-swoop-for-newcastle-man/)

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### [Newcastle handed injury boost ahead of Huddersfield tie](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/03/29/newcastle-handed-injury-boost-ahead-of-huddersfield-tie/)

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Newcastle have been given an injury boost ahead of this weekend's crunch tie against Huddersfield Town.\
The Magpies currently sit just four points … [Read More](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/03/29/newcastle-handed-injury-boost-ahead-of-huddersfield-tie/)

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