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title: "Newcastle in talks over £20m deal to sign Brazilian"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ryan Darby"
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published: "2018-07-02T11:37:19Z"
modified: "2018-07-02T11:37:19Z"
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# Newcastle in talks over £20m deal to sign Brazilian

Newcastle United are in talks with Chelsea over a deal to re-sign Kenedy on loan, in a deal that would include the option to buy.

[Simon Johnson of the London Evening Standard](https://twitter.com/sjstandardsport/status/1013737788620066816) reports that two clubs are discussing a £20 million deal for the Brazilian winger.

Rafa Benitez’s men have been keen to bring in the winger on a permanent basis after he enjoyed a successful stint on loan at St James’ Park.

Kenedy, who joined Chelsea with much promise, had fallen out of favour at Stamford Bridge last season.

![Mark Runnacles/Getty Images Sport](https://production-354f.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/07/930092930.jpg)

After being sent home from the club’s pre-season tour, he found game time hard to come by under head coach Antonio Conte.

Kenedy joined Newcastle on loan during the January window and added some much-needed pace and trickery to their attack, playing a key role in their survival push.

Newcastle have also been linked with a move for Crystal Palace winger Andros Townsend, but Kenedy has been a key target for Benitez since the end of the season.