NEWCASTLE UNITED are reportedly set to raid AC Milan again for their fifth summer signing.
The Magpies made Sandro Tonali the most expensive Italian player in history last month when he completed his £60million transfer from the San Siro to St. James’ Park.
AlamyNewcastle United swooped for Sandro Tonali from AC Milan last month[/caption]
Now they are set to sign Irish ace Cathal Heffernan from the Serie A giantsSportsfile
The 23-year-old midfielder left the San Siro to become Eddie Howe’s first major summer signing ahead of the North East club’s return to the Champions League.
Winger Harvey Barnes soon followed him through the door as he joined from Leicester City in a £38m deal.
Newcastle then completed the signing of Tino Livramento from Southampton.
The 20-year-old full-back cost £30m – with 18-year-old Gambian starlet Yankuba Minteh also joining from Danish club OB Odense for £6m only to be loaned straight to Feyenoord.
Now transfer guru Gianluca Di Marzio has claimed that Howe could be on the verge of securing a fifth addition to his squad.
And he is a former Milan team-mate of new poster boy Tonali.
Republic of Ireland U19 defender Cathal Heffernan secured a dream move from Cork City to the Rossoneri last year after impressing on loan.
He joined the youth ranks at Milan but his time in Italy is set to come to an end.
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A deal has allegedly already been completed for Heffernan to join Newcastle after he shone in two pre-season friendlies for the Magpies.
It remains to be seen whether he links up with Howe’s first-team squad, although it is widely-expected that he will initially be part of the club’s U21 set-up.
And Tonali and Heffernan are not the only men to head to Newcastle from Milan.
Coach Andrea Romeo also left the San Siro setup to join the Magpies as part of Howe’s backroom team.
Newcastle will kick-off their Premier League campaign on Saturday when they face Aston Villa at home in the 5:30pm match.
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