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title: "Third club enter the race to sign in-demand Newcastle midfielder"
canonical: "https://readnewcastle.com/2018/06/22/third-club-enter-the-race-to-sign-in-demand-newcastle-midfielder/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Ryan Darby"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2018-06-22T11:20:59Z"
modified: "2018-06-22T11:20:59Z"
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# Third club enter the race to sign in-demand Newcastle midfielder

La Liga side Sevilla have joined the race to sign Mikel Merino from Newcastle this summer.

[Chronicle Live](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/sevilla-now-want-two-newcastle-14813081) claim that Sevilla will battle Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad for the player’s services.

The former Borussia Dortmund midfielder looks set to leave the Magpies after just one season at the club.

Sociedad have already lodged a £10 million bid to sign the Spaniard, but Sevilla see him as a potential central midfield partner for Roque Mesa.

![Ian MacNicol/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readnewcastle.com/readnewcastle/sites/20/2018/06/891687888.jpg)

Mesa looks set to secure a permanent move to Spain after spending the second half of the season on loan from Swansea.

Sevilla would need to match the £10 million that Sociedad have offered to be in with a chance of signing the player.

The report claims that it is not of the question that Merino stays at the club beyond the end of the summer transfer window, but with interest mounting, his long-term future appears to be away from Newcastle.