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Newcastle United have made advances to sign Marseille’s Pierre-Emile Højbjerg this summer, after identifying him as a target last week. Two days ago, Sport Witness covered news from France that the Magpies sporting director Ross Wilson is handling the negotiations. The midfielder, for his part, has given his approval to the Premier League side. Newcastle United are stepping up their efforts after selling Bruno Guimarães to Arsenal. Newcastle United closing in The former Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur man is close to returning to the Premier League this summer. That’s according to Tipsbladet, who state the Ligue 1 side and Newcastle United are close to reaching an agreement. Marseille are going through a difficult financial situation and have to offload players to raise funds and lower their wage bill. They are demanding €15m for Pierre-Emile Højbjerg and the Magpies seem to be willing to meet their request. Atalanta and AC Milan have reportedly shown interest this summer, but Matthias Jaissle’s side new side are ready to close the operation. Afsløring: Højbjerg tæt på Newcastlehttps://t.co/SW3Dn2pUjw — tipsbladet.dk (@tipsbladet) August 10, 2026 French medica backs up Newcastle United close Journalist Santi Aouna first reported of the Tyneside club’s interest in the 31-year-old last week. He now took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to back up the latest report from Denmark. Aouna reports Newcastle United are close to reaching an agreement with the French club for Pierre-Emile Højbjerg. The transfer should cost them €15m, and the Magpies hope to complete the Denmark international’s signing ‘this week’. The midfielder’s contract lasts until 2028 but he’s decided to leave Marseille. He can return to the Premier League and Marseille will improve their finances. The Dane’s sale to Newcastle United would be a ‘win-win’ for both Højbjerg and the French club. 🚨⚪️⚫️🇩🇰 #PL | 🔐 Newcastle et l’OM se rapprochent d’un accord pour Pierre-Emile Højbjerg. 💰 Les Magpies espèrent finaliser le transfert cette semaine, pour une opération qui pourrait coûter environ 15M€.https://t.co/iCIHesMKgW pic.twitter.com/UihPtAqUX2 — Santi Aouna (@Santi_J_FM) August 10, 2026 Key transfer points - Last week, PL side identified Dane as new midfield target - Højbjerg already gave green light to Magpies - Newcastle United and Marseille close to an agreement - Tyneside club want to complete signing this week