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Report: Arturo Vidal will join Newcastle on one condition

According to Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona midfielder Arturo Vidal will join Newcastle United in the summer transfer window if Massimiliano Allegri becomes the club’s new manager.

The report in the Spanish news outlet has reported that Newcastle are interested in signing Vidal from Barcelona this summer.

However, according to the report, the 32-year-old midfielder will make the switch to the Magpies only if his former Juventus boss Allegri is appointed as the Premier League club’s boss.

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Vidal has been on the books of Barcelona since the summer of 2018 when he moved from Bayern Munich for a transfer fee reported by The Guardian to be worth £27 million.