{"id":616349,"date":"2022-08-16T10:44:23","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T14:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=616349"},"modified":"2022-08-16T10:44:23","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T14:44:23","slug":"watford-joao-pedro-newcastle-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/16\/watford-joao-pedro-newcastle-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Watford Forward Not for Sale&#8217; Despite Firm Interest From Newcastle United"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Watford are insisting that star forward Joao Pedro is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watfordobserver.co.uk\/sport\/20660521.newcastle-united-bid-sign-watfords-joao-pedro-rejected\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;not for sale&#8221;<\/a>, despite heavy interest from Newcastle United, reports Jason Burt of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JBurtTelegraph\/status\/1559212325101518850\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Telegraph<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Hornets have rejected a bid from Newcastle in an attempt to keep the Brazilian at Vicarage Road for their Championship promotion push.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Watford Reject Newcastle United Bid for Joao Pedro<\/strong><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Watford have rejected a bid of \u00a320m for Joao Pedro from Newcastle United and told them he is not for sale. More on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeleFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TeleFootball<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jason Burt (@JBurtTelegraph) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JBurtTelegraph\/status\/1559212325101518850?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Newcastle United Bidding for the Watford Forward<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>From the beginning of the season, Watford forward Joao Pedro was always the one forward least likely to depart Vicarage Road. Having joined from Fluminense in 2020, Pedro had a great first season with the club before flattering to deceive in the top flight.<\/p>\n<p>He began this season particularly well with his goal against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/26\/sheffield-united-loan-brighton-reda-khadra\/\" target=\"_self\">Sheffield United<\/a> on the opening day making all the difference in a 1-0 win. Pedro notched nine in his last season at this level and will be aiming to improve on that figure.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Newcastle are pushing to sign Jo\u00e3o Pedro from Watford. New proposal expected \u2018soon\u2019 after opening bid rejected, as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/skysports_sheth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@skysports_sheth<\/a> called today. \ud83d\udea8\u26aa\ufe0f\u26ab\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NUFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Been told first proposal was \u00a320m plus \u00a33m add-ons. Newcastle will try again soon. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NzlogAXBVT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/NzlogAXBVT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1559252294620823552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Newcastle are the team who have submitted an offer for the 20-year-old. However, \u201cWatford have rejected a bid of \u00a320m for Joao Pedro from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/08\/newcastle-united-leicester-city-james-maddison-2\/\" target=\"_self\">Newcastle United<\/a> and told them he is not for sale.\u201d If the move were to have gone through, Eddie Howe would be putting the Watford forward in a player pool alongside the likes of Callum Wilson, Chris Wood and Allan Saint-Maximin in the attacking third.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/14\/aston-villa-forward-keinan-davis-watford\/\" target=\"_self\">Aston Villa Forward Joins Watford on Loan<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Future of the Front Three<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As previously mentioned, one of the unstoppable triumvirates has moved on to pastures new. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/13\/nottingham-forest-nigeria-forward-watford\/\" target=\"_self\">Emmanuel Dennis<\/a> is the latest in a huge string of deals being done by Nottingham Forest after their infamous return to the promised land. His replacement has come in the form of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/14\/aston-villa-forward-keinan-davis-watford\/\" target=\"_self\">Aston Villa striker Keinan Davis<\/a>. After helping Forest in the playoff-winning season, Davis is back in the second division with the Hornets.<\/p>\n<p>In spite of a number of rumours, there is yet to be any concrete interest in Senegalese international Sarr. \u201cI think he\u2019s an excellent player and I\u2019m delighted to get him in\u201d is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watfordobserver.co.uk\/sport\/20631263.watford-boss-discusses-keinan-davis-emmanuel-dennis-deals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rob Edwards\u2019 verdict<\/a> on Davis but there has been little said about any further signings.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watford are insisting that star forward Joao Pedro is &#8220;not for sale&#8221;, despite heavy interest from Newcastle United, reports Jason Burt of The Telegraph. The Hornets have rejected a bid from Newcastle in an attempt to keep the Brazilian at Vicarage Road for their Championship promotion push. 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