{"id":626101,"date":"2023-08-05T05:18:16","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T09:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=626101"},"modified":"2023-08-05T05:18:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T09:18:16","slug":"tino-livramento-close-newcastle-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/05\/tino-livramento-close-newcastle-transfer\/","title":{"rendered":"Romano – Newcastle Close to Confirming Signing of ‘Excellent’ Player for \u00a335 Million – Chelsea Set to Make a Profit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fabrizio Romano has given his\u00a0<\/span>“here we go”<\/span><\/a>\u00a0for Newcastle United to sign Tino Livramento from Southampton. The Englishman had been a target of Eddie Howe, and an agreement has been reached between all parties.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Newcastle Look Set to Complete Tino Livramento Deal<\/span><\/h2>\n

Tino Livramento Close to Newcastle Switch<\/span><\/h3>\n

Fabrizio Romano confirmed that the fee was over \u00a335 million, including add-ons. He added that Southampton “had what they wanted”, suggesting that the fee was higher than Newcastle had desired. Earlier this summer, Southampton had set an asking<\/span>\u00a0price of \u00a340 million,<\/span><\/a>\u00a0it is clear that they have stuck to this.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Chosen by Eddie Howe?<\/span><\/h3>\n

Romano confirmed that the deal is “long term” and that the medical is booked. Interestingly, the Italian phrased the potential signing as “for Eddie Howe”. It appears that Howe has requested this transfer, which makes sense as Livramento described as “<\/span>excellent<\/span><\/a>,” is a young, homegrown talent with a great engine – suiting Howe’s hard-working system.<\/span><\/p>\n

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However, being a Howe signing isn’t necessarily a positive. At Bournemouth, the young manager made a few poor transfers: spending \u00a320 million on Dominic Solanke (2019), spending \u00a315 million on Jordan Ibe (2016) and even spending \u00a313 million on Benik Afobe (2016). Despite this, Newcastle’s recruitment has been successful since he joined the club.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chelsea Make Profit?<\/span><\/h3>\n

Livramento started his career in the Chelsea academy – before signing for Southampton in 2021 at 18 years old. The London club had a buy-back clause of under \u00a340 million but decided against activating it this summer. However, thanks to a smart sell-on clause, Chelsea will make close to<\/span>\u00a0\u00a315 million profit<\/span><\/a>\u00a0after the transfer is official. This clause entitled Chelsea to over 40% of the transfer fee (over \u00a34 million), which perhaps explains Southampton’s stubbornness when it came to negotiations.<\/span><\/p>\n

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