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title: "Marlon Santos Newcastle move off after work permit failure"
canonical: "https://readnewcastle.com/2018/08/09/marlon-santos-newcastle-move-off-after-work-permit-failure/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Sam Brown"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2018-08-09T13:13:11Z"
modified: "2018-08-09T13:15:21Z"
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# Marlon Santos Newcastle move off after work permit failure

Newcastle’s move for Marlon Santos has collapsed after the Magpies failed to obtain a work permit for the Brazilian.

The Magpies have instead moved to bring in Federico Fernandez from Swansea for a medical, whilst negotiations continue between the two clubs regarding a move.

A rumoured £6 million move for Fernandez has led to Newcastle icing the move for Santos.

![Victor Decolongon/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readnewcastle.com/readnewcastle/sites/20/2018/08/1006978550.jpg)

Santos had signed for Barcelona in the summer of 2017 and spent the following season on loan at Nice.

The central defender made 23 appearances for the Ligue 1 outfit, but manager Patrick Vieira decided not to exercise a €20 million option inserted into the loan deal.

Beginning his career at Fluminense, Santos moved to Spain in 2016 to join Barcelona.

Despite a long list of deadline day disappointments for Newcastle fans, the signing of Fernandez will go a long way to assuring Magpies fans that the new season may be a fruitful one.