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title: "Newcastle join race for midfielder, club ready to smash transfer record and more: Newcastle news round-up"
canonical: "https://readnewcastle.com/2018/05/10/newcastle-join-race-for-midfielder-club-ready-to-smash-transfer-record-and-more-newcastle-news-round-up/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Brian Gosden"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2018-05-10T07:30:00Z"
modified: "2018-05-10T07:30:00Z"
---

# Newcastle join race for midfielder, club ready to smash transfer record 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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### [Newcastle join race to sign Premier League defender](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/05/09/newcastle-join-race-to-sign-premier-league-defender/)

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Newcastle United have become the latest club to show an interest in West Brom’s Craig Dawson, reports Football Insider.

The defender is rated at … [Read More](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/05/09/newcastle-join-race-to-sign-premier-league-defender/)

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### [Newcastle striker set for switch to Championship club](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/05/09/newcastle-striker-set-for-switch-to-championship-club/)

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As Stoke City look towards preparing for their first season in the Championship since being promoted back in 2008, they look set on putting on a … [Read More](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/05/09/newcastle-striker-set-for-switch-to-championship-club/)

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### [Newcastle ready to break club transfer record this summer](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/05/09/newcastle-ready-to-break-club-transfer-record-this-summer/)

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Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez says he is ready to break the club's transfer record as he pursues a 15 goal per-season forward.

The … [Read More](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/05/09/newcastle-ready-to-break-club-transfer-record-this-summer/)

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### [Relegated players who Newcastle should look to sign this summer](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/05/09/relegated-players-who-newcastle-should-look-to-sign-this-summer/)

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Newcastle United boss Rafa Benitez is believed to have asked owner Mike Ashley to back him this summer to help the club push on towards qualifiying … [Read More](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/05/09/relegated-players-who-newcastle-should-look-to-sign-this-summer/)

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### [Newcastle Player Ratings: Tottenham Hotspur (A)](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/05/09/newcastle-player-ratings-tottenham-hotspur-a/)

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Harry Kane scored the only goal of the game to condemn Rafa Benitez's Newcastle to a fourth successive league defeat at Wembley Stadium on … [Read More](https://readnewcastle.com/2018/05/09/newcastle-player-ratings-tottenham-hotspur-a/)

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