Newcastle expected to make Tino Livramento their third major signing of the summer following the arrivals of Sandro Tonali from AC Milan for £55m and Harvey Barnes from Leicester for £39m; Livramento passes his Newcastle medical ahead of completing the move
Monday 7 August 2023 12:21, UK
Newcastle are set to add Tino Livramento to their ranks after the Southampton defender completed a medical ahead of a £32m move.
The 20-year-old was in the stands at St James' Park as Newcastle rounded off their pre-season preparations with a comfortable win against Villarreal on Sunday.
The full-back will become Eddie Howe's third summer signing, following Sandro Tonali and Harvey Barnes.
Asked if he could confirm reports at a news conference on Friday, Howe said: "I'm not, I'm slightly in the dark on that unfortunately. Let's wait and see what happens in the next couple of days but, certainly, I like the player."
Last week we reported Southampton were not offering any discounts on their players despite relegation to the Premier League.
Saints have stood firm on their valuations, selling Mohamed Salisu to Monaco for £17.2m, and rejecting further offers for James Ward-Prowse and Romeo Lavia from West Ham and Liverpool respectively.
Southampton rejected a bid of £30m from Newcastle for Livramento several weeks ago.
Livramento is set to become another astute signing by Newcastle as they add strength in depth to Eddie Howe's squad ahead of the new season.
Livramento, 20, signed for Southampton from Chelsea in the summer of 2021 for £5m.
An ACL injury suffered in April 2022 prematurely ended what had been an impressive breakout season and consigned the England U21 international to more than a year out on the sidelines.
Livramento returned to action 392 days later against Brighton at the Amex - the same venue he picked up the injury - off the bench as one of two substitute appearances he made last season.
Tonali joined from AC Milan for £55m and Barnes was signed from Leicester for £39m.
Newcastle will begin their 2023/24 Premier League season live on Sky Sports when they face Aston Villa at St James' Park in the 5.30pm kick-off on Saturday August 12.
Eddie Howe's side, who secured a fourth-placed finish last term, then travel to the Etihad Stadium to face champions Manchester City on August 19, before hosting Liverpool on August 26.
Other significant dates see Newcastle take on Nottingham Forest at St James' Park on Boxing Day, that fixture following an away game against newly-promoted Luton Town on December 23.
In their final three fixtures of the campaign, Newcastle travel to Turf Moor to face Burnley on May 4, before hosting Brighton on May 11, then concluding the season away to Brentford on May 19.
Who will be on the move this summer when the transfer window opens on June 14 and closes at 11pm on September 1 in England and midnight in Scotland?
Keep up to date with all the latest transfer news and rumours in our dedicated Transfer Centre blog on Sky Sports' digital platforms. You can also catch up with the ins, outs and analysis on Sky Sports News.
