Newcastle United have reportedly been ‘offered’ Italian international striker Andrea Belotti. The 28-year-old left Torino at the end of last season and is currently searching for a new club. According to the Sun, Newcastle are just one of the many teams to have been offered Belotti’s services by his agent.
Alongside Newcastle, West Ham and Everton are the other two Premier League sides to have been offered Belotti. West Ham are keen on strengthening up front and have also been heavily linked with Chelsea striker Armando Broja this summer.
Everton meanwhile are looking at cost effective replacements for Richarlison. Belotti enjoyed an excellent spell at Torino, netting 113 goals in 251 appearances for the Serie A side.
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His most impressive domestic campaign saw him bag a whopping 26 goals in 35 games during the 2016/17 league season. Bar last term, he scored over 10 goals in all of his Serie A seasons for Torino.
The forward, who has won 44 caps for Italy, endured a challenging time of it last season with injuries. Two prolonged absences saw Belotti’s goalscoring exploits limited to just eight Serie A goals.
In recent weeks, Newcastle have seen their attempts to sign a striker to challenge Callum Wilson frustrated by inflated transfer demands, meaning a move for Belotti could be a shrewd one.
Belotti is very much an out and out striker too. He would likely provide more of a threat than Chris Wood, and would provide quality first team competition for Wilson.
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