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title: "Newcastle to miss out on £10m-rated Croatian"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ryan Darby"
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published: "2018-06-18T11:22:11Z"
modified: "2018-06-18T11:22:11Z"
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# Newcastle to miss out on £10m-rated Croatian

Newcastle look set to miss out on NK Lokomotiva midfielder Lovro Majer, who is set to sign for Dinamo Zagreb.

According to a report from [Calcio Mercato, as cited on Shields Gazette](https://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/newcastle-united/premier-league-rumours-newcastle-miss-out-on-10m-man-manchester-united-eye-up-60m-swoop-updates-on-liverpool-chelsea-1-9210630), the player was attracting interest from both Newcastle and Italian side Sampdoria.

The latter, who have been long-term admirers of the player, has reportedly lodged a £8 million bid to land the 20-year-old this summer.

Majer was valued at £10 million, but will now put pen to paper on a five-year deal with Zagreb.

The player is an attacking midfielder and scored 11 goals in 30 appearances last season.

Benitez has been looking to add more goals to his squad this summer, with the Magpies hoping to improve their quality in the final third.

Ayoze Perez was United’s leading goalscorer last season with just 10 league goals and Dwight Gayle in second with just six to his name.