Official bids received to buy two Newcastle United players as transfer window set to close

Written on Tuesday, 01 September 2026
Joe Dixon

It has now been revealed that NUFC have received official bids for two Newcastle United players.

This comes ahead of the Premier League transfer window set to close at 11pm on Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Sky Sports making public the official offers on Monday night.

They report that Nottingham Forest have made a £10m offer to buy Jacob Murphy, the 31-year-old winger.

However, Sky Sports say that Newcastle United turned down the Forest bid, as Matthias Jaissle believes that Murphy’s experience and character will be important this season, even if he is no longer an automatic first eleven starter.

The second of the Newcastle United players that the club have received an offer for is Joe Willock. With Sky Sports stating that Turkish club Besiktas were willing to pay £17m for the 27-year-old but that has been turned down.

Monday also brought news that Newcastle United had agreed a transfer fee with Lille for Matias Fernandez-Pardo, a guaranteed €60m (approx £51.4m), plus an unspecified amount in potential future add-ons. The Belgium international flying into Newcastle on Monday night and set to sign on Tuesday after he takes his medical.

Sky Sports report that Matthias Jaissle sees Joe Willock as an alternative option to Matias Fernandez-Pardo in the number 10 role.

Meanwhile, it is heavily rumoured that Nick Woltemade will be leaving, with a number of German and Italian clubs reported to be interested.

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