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Newcastle United will need to finish this summer transfer window strong. So far, the squad has been weakened significantly. Arguably, their three best players have left in the form of Bruno Guimaraes, Anthony Gordon and Sandro Tonali. In return, Newcastle United have brought in youngsters. And while they are top talents, none of them might be ready to step into the starting XI and fill the void of those who have left. The pre-season results suggest that Newcastle United might be in a world of trouble this season. At the end of the day, this is a team that had finished 12th last season. Since then, they have lost quality on the pitch as well as their head coach. So, one would hope that Newcastle United end up strengthening their squad between now and the end of the window. Otherwise, a relegation battle feels like a possibility, if you ask me. Newcastle United ready to pay league record fee to sign Ivory Coast centre-back According to Sabah (via Fanatik), Newcastle United have approached Galatasaray with a record-breaking transfer fee offer of €40 million for Wilfried Singo. As things stand, the biggest transfer exit from the Turkish league has been worth €30 million. So, this move happens, it would comfortably break that record. Someone like Singo would bring experience to the table for Newcastle United. Before Galatasary, he was playing for Torino and AS Monaco. So, he is no stranger to a top five European league. At the international level, Singo is a well-established centre-back as well. He has made 36 appearances for the Ivory Coast national team so far. But at the same time, Singo is 25 years of age. So, Newcastle United would be getting a player who has not even entered his prime yet. Where would Singo play? A remarkable thing about Singo is his ability to play both at centre-back and at right-back with equal ease. For a player who is 6’3″, you would imagine that he would almost always play in central defence. But that is not the case. Obviously, Newcastle United have signed a new right-back in the form of Amar Dedic. They already have Tino Livramento as well. So, if Singo is signed, it would most likely be to play him at centre-back. That is an area that needs strengthening as well. Dan Burn and Fabian Schar are 34. Sven Botman has looked like a shadow of himself lately on the back of his injury problems.