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title: "Newcastle handed potential blow in quest to sign  Andrey Santos"
canonical: "https://readnewcastle.com/2022/09/06/newcastle-united-transfer-news-andrey-santos-latest-update-pif-ashworth-howe/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Niall Keenan"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2022-09-06T18:00:00Z"
modified: "2022-09-06T18:00:00Z"
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# Newcastle handed potential blow in quest to sign Andrey Santos

**Newcastle United target Andrey Santos has signed a contract extension until 2027 in Brazil.**

The 18-year-old starlet has become the subject of interest from a host of clubs around Europe in recent months with [TNT Sports](https://tntsports.com.br/futebolbrasileiro/Vasco-anuncia-renovacao-de-contrato-com-Andrey-Santos-ate-2027-20220905-0028.html) now pitting Newcastle alongside Barcelona and Flamengo as potential suitors following [previous reports](https://vasconoticias.com.br/noticias/andrey-santos-deve-ganhar-mais-espaco-no-time-principal-do-vasco-em-2022/) listing Wolves, Benfica, Monaco and AC Milan with an interest in the Vasco da Gama midfielder.

His current employers have however negotiated a [contract renewal](https://twitter.com/VascodaGama/status/1566929114153508865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1566929114153508865%7Ctwgr%5E1ace9ffe4152cf66e637a8a40f3aea9227b98cc8%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftntsports.com.br%2Ffutebolbrasileiro%2FVasco-anuncia-renovacao-de-contrato-com-Andrey-Santos-ate-2027-20220905-0028.html) lasting until 2027 which puts the Brazilian Serie B side in a strong position when it comes to any potential sale.

The [six-cap](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/andrey-santos/nationalmannschaft/spieler/743600) Brazil U16 prospect was in the final 12 months of his [contract](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/andrey-santos/profil/spieler/743600) before signing an extension after only joining the Rio de Janeiro-based club in January.

He has scored [five goals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/andrey-santos/leistungsdaten/spieler/743600) in 23 appearances despite playing mainly as a holding midfielder and has been described as the ‘highlight of the team’ by [TNT](https://tntsports.com.br/futebolbrasileiro/Vasco-anuncia-renovacao-de-contrato-com-Andrey-Santos-ate-2027-20220905-0028.html) and journalist Rodrigo Coutinho has praised the teenager in the past claiming that he will be a ‘[great midfield player](https://twitter.com/RodrigoCout/status/1538246220996558849)’.

However, it remains to be seen what sort of fee Vasco will command for Santos having agreed improved terms and one would suspect that the previous asking price of [€8m (£6.8m)](https://le10sport.com/football/mercato/exclu-mercato-le-psg-pense-a-andrey-vasco-de-gama-604653) will be greatly increased and with samba stars Bruno Guimaraes and Joelinton thriving on Tyneside it will be interesting to see if PIF do decide to take a chance on the highly-rated youngster.