Inter Milan winger Valentino Lazaro spent the second half of 2019-20 on loan at Newcastle United, featuring in 15 games across all competitions and scoring twice. The Austrian started just five of those games, though, and he wasn’t pleased with the limited playing chances. Newcastle had an option to trigger a permanent move, but it wasn’t activated and Lazaro will be playing elsewhere next term. The winger’s agent has revealed that he is close to sealing a move to a Champions League, with negotiations in an advanced stage.
Newcastle head coach Steve Bruce would have loved to hold on to the 24-year-old, but the club aren’t able to buy him and would have preferred another loan deal.