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title: "Newcastle-linked Alcacer set for Villarreal medical"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ryan Darby"
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published: "2020-01-30T11:31:07Z"
modified: "2020-01-30T11:31:08Z"
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# Newcastle-linked Alcacer set for Villarreal medical

Newcastle look set to miss out on a deal to sign Paco Alcacer from Borussia Dortmund this month.

[According to Bild](https://sportbild.bild.de/bundesliga/vereine/borussia-dortmund/wechsel-paco-alcacer-villarreal-transfer-67627822.sport.html), the Spanish forward is poised to undergo a medical with La Liga outfit Villarreal ahead of a €25m move.

Earlier this week, [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jan/27/football-transfer-rumours-thomas-lemar-to-join-arsenal?CMP=share_btn_tw) had linked Newcastle with a loan move for Alcacer, but the club may now turn their attention to Chelsea’s [Olivier Giroud](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-united-turn-offensive-additions-17655883?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar).

### Read Newcastle verdict

A potential move for Alcacer always felt a little bit ambitious for Newcastle, with some supporters [expressing](https://readnewcastle.com/2020/01/27/newcastle-fans-cautiously-optimistic-about-alcacer-rumours/) their concerns following the initial rumours.

On paper, Giroud might look like the better and cheaper option for the Magpies this month, with [Chronicle Live reporting](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-united-turn-offensive-additions-17655883?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar) that the Frenchman can leave Chelsea for just £3m. While that’s only a loan fee, it’s small change when compared to the £21m that Villarreal [will pay](https://sportbild.bild.de/bundesliga/vereine/borussia-dortmund/wechsel-paco-alcacer-villarreal-transfer-67627822.sport.html) to sign Alcacer permanently.

Giroud is somebody who knows the Premier League well and with Newcastle favouring a more [direct](https://www.themag.co.uk/2019/09/sky-sports-have-analysed-and-explained-steve-bruces-playing-style-at-newcastle-united/) style of play this season, he could be a better fit for their current tactical set-up. With [WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/95953/Show/Paco-Alc%C3%A1cer) listing ariel duels among Alcacer’s weaknesses, he may not have been able to have the same impact in the Premier League as Giroud, despite his brilliant goalscoring [record](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/paco-alcacer/detaillierteleistungsdaten/spieler/126716) in Germany.