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title: "Slimani faces a race against time, Inter to battle Magpies for Belgium international and more: Newcastle news round-up"
canonical: "https://readnewcastle.com/2018/04/13/slimani-faces-a-race-against-time-inter-to-battle-magpies-for-belgium-international-and-more-newcastle-news-round-up/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Brian Gosden"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2018-04-13T07:30:00Z"
modified: "2018-04-13T07:30:00Z"
---

# Slimani faces a race against time, Inter to battle Magpies for Belgium international 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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### [Arsenal join the race to sign Brazilian defender](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/04/12/arsenal-join-the-race-to-sign-brazilian-defender/)

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Arsenal are interested in signing Kenedy from London rivals Chelsea when his loan spell at Newcastle ends, according to ESPN.\
Kenedy has not been a … [Read More](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/04/12/arsenal-join-the-race-to-sign-brazilian-defender/)

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### [Slimani has six games to secure permanent move](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/04/12/slimani-has-six-games-to-secure-permanent-move/)

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On-loan signing Islam Slimani has six games of the season left to convince Newcastle United and Rafa Benitez that he is worth signing permanently, … [Read More](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/04/12/slimani-has-six-games-to-secure-permanent-move/)

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### [Newcastle and Inter to fight for Belgium international this summer](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/04/12/newcastle-and-inter-to-fight-for-belgium-international-this-summer/)

![](https://media.readnewcastle.com/readnewcastle/sites/20/2018/04/902874492-300x300.jpg)

Newcastle United are reportedly likely to face competition from Inter Milan for Sampdoria midfielder Dennis Praet this summer.\
The Magpies have … [Read More](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/04/12/newcastle-and-inter-to-fight-for-belgium-international-this-summer/)

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