Newcastle has received a ‘No’ from the club for the target, and the Magpies told to look elsewhere

In recent days, the Italian media has named Newcastle United as the main contenders for the signing of Atalanta midfielder Ederson, with the Magpies said to be interested.

On Thursday morning, Catalan outlet Mundo Deportivo reported that there is some competition for the player, claiming that Barcelona wants him and sees him as a ‘low cost’ option.

Atalanta midfielder Ederson

As the Italian outlet Calciomercato now covers these claims, we get to see some very strange statements about Newcastle’s pursuit of Ederson, which they claim is over.

At the end of their story about Barça’s pursuit, they claim that the Magpies ‘materialized’ their interest in the player, but were met with a’sharp no’ from Atalanta.

It’s unclear when or how that rejection occurred. We’re just pretty sure that if it had been a recent move from Newcastle, they would have written a full article about it.

Now we wonder if this means the Magpies are no longer interested in the player, but we’ll have to wait and see what other outlets have to say about it.