Matt Targett: Last News

Chelsea and Tottenham are reportedly both on standby with Allan Saint-Maximin potentially leaving Newcastle this summer. Saint-Maximin has established himself as a fan favourite on Tyneside since his arrival from Nice three years ago.

Injuries have been constant for Newcastle United this season and six players could be absent against Manchester City in the FA Cup quarter final tie on Saturday.

Newcastle United could be without Callum Wilson when they host Manchester United at the start of December after the striker was forced to withdraw from international duty.

Aston Villa fans have trolled Newcastle over their signing of "second fiddle fringe player" Matt Targett.Newcastle signed the 26-year-old on a four-year deal on Wednesday after agreeing a £12million fee with Villa. It followed an impressive loan spell for the Englishman at St James' Park during the second-half of last season.The Magpies will be hoping for more of the same from Targett, who was outstanding as they climbed out of relegation and finished 11th in the Premier League.

Newcastle aren't wasting any time preparing for next season and have already agreed a deal for their first signing of the summer transfer window, according to reports.The Magpies are flush with cash following their takeover by the Public investment Fund of Saudi Arabia in October, and manager Eddie Howe isn't afraid of spending it. Howe brought in five new arrivals to the tune of just over £100million during the January transfer window, with Brazilian star Bruno Guimaraes the pick of the bunch at £37million.And with the club's Premier League safety looking more assured by the week, the Magpies have agreed a deal to sign on loan left-back Matt Targett on a permanent basis.

Newcastle United are planning a mega-money move for Bayer Leverkusen winger Moussa Diaby, who has been on fire in the Bundesliga this season.The 22-year-old, who came through the ranks at Paris Saint Germain, has scored 15 times in 31 games so far this season and has helped propel Leverkusen into an unlikely push for Champions League qualification.Newcastle are preparing an offer of around £50 million, but the German club reportedly want the fee to be closer to the £75 million mark - which is what Chelsea paid them for Kai Havertz in 2020.But considering they allowed Leon Bailey to move to Aston Villa for just £28 million last summer, there's hope in the Newcastle camp that they can keep agree a fairly reasonable price with the Germans.The two clubs already have a positive working relationship after the Magpies agreed a deal for Leverkusen's Mitchel Bakker in January, only to change their minds and sign Matt Targett on loan instead.Toon boss Eddie Howe will be keen to add some much-needed firepower to his front-line and Diaby would give their attack an extra dimension, and likely take some of the pressure off Allan Saint-Maximin's shoulders too.The French winger has spent just under three seasons in Germany and has been improving noticeably year on year.The pacey trickster has added goals to his game and has grown into one of the Bundesliga's most well-rounded attackers.Can Newcastle United finish in the top four next season? Let us know what you reckon in the comments section below...Only five players, including Robert Lewandowski and Erling Haaland, have scored more goals in the German top flight than Diaby this season, and only three have more assists.Newcastle meanwhile have been surging up the Premier League table

Newcastle are reportedly plotting a new bid for Sevilla star Diego Carlos - just weeks after seeing their £40million offer rebuffed.Toon boss Eddie Howe splashed the cash in January in a bid to boost Newcastle's survival hopes, with Kieran Trippier, Chris Wood, Bruno Guimaraes, Matt Targett and Dan Burn all signing on at St James' Park during the winter transfer window.However, a deal for Carlos evaded them after Sevilla played hardball over their defensive lynchpin.But the Magpies are still keen on luring Carlos to the Premier League and are planning to make a fresh raid on Sevilla in the summer.

Newcastle United were unsurprisingly one of the busiest Premier League clubs and biggest spenders in the January transfer window, adding no fewer than five new signings to their squad.Eddie Howe will be pleased with the business he was able to finalise in the winter market, especially their coup to sign Lyon’s highly-rated midfielder Bruno Guimaraes.The Brazilian arrived in a blockbuster £33million deal, securing his status as the second-most expensive player in the club’s history.He followed Kieran Trippier and Chris Wood through the door, with 31-year-old Trippier arriving in a £12m deal from Atletico Madrid and Wood signing for around £20m from Burnley.Defender Dan Burn and Matt Targett were other deadline-day additions, sealing moves from Premier League rivals Brighton and Aston Villa respectively.That took Howe's spending to around £80m, but he will be keen on making more additions to his squad, as the Saudi-based Public Investment Fund flaunt their incredible wealth.

The Premier League went big in the January transfer window and it was no surprise to see Newcastle United top the spending charts.The Magpies were taken over by a consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund in November and were always likely to invest heavily at the first opportunity.With the threat of relegation to the Championship looming large, Newcastle’s new owners splashed the cash to bring in five new players.Kieran Trippier (£12m), Chris Wood (£25m), Bruno Guimaraes (£33.3m plus £6.5m in add-ons), Dan Burn (£11m plus £2m in add-ons) and Matt Targett (loan deal) have bolstered Eddie Howe’s squad for the run-in.That gives Newcastle an initial spend of over £80m, with more payments to come, depending on how deals have been structured and performance-related add-ons.Newcastle’s new-found wealth has helped the Premier League record a bumper window with an overall gross spend of £295m.According to market analysis by Deloitte, the 2022 January transfer window is therefore the second highest January transfer window spend ever, behind only 2018, which saw a whopping £430m spent when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Aymeric Laporte were the headline deals.HAVE YOUR SAY! Will Newcastle avoid relegation from the Premier League this season? Comment below. Interestingly, January 2022 is also over four times higher than the spend during January 2021 (£70m), showing the lessening impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Daily Star Sport has the latest Newcastle transfer buzz to kickstart deadline day, including links to four players who will excite supporters. According to the Daily Telegraph, Newcastle want to add a couple more players to the squad in the form of Arsenal forward Eddie Nketiah and Aston Villa left-back Matt Targett.

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund last October making them the world's richest club.It appears a move for the "next Kylian Mbappe" Hugo Ekitike could now be off completely, with his current club Reims unhappy with the offer made by Eddie Howe's side.But players are expected to arrive before the transfer window closes at the end of the month, with the latest reports giving the Magpies a boost in their hopes of signing Burnley's James Tarkowski and Aston Villa's Matt Targett.Daily Star Sport has taken a look at the latest Newcastle United transfer news below. Reims president Jean-Pierre Caillot has revealed Newcastle's offer for young forward Hugo Ekitike fell well short of their expectations.The 19-year-old French forward has already been compared to superstar Kylian Mbappe and reports have suggested Newcastle have already submitted an offer for the striker who has eight goals in 17 Ligue 1 appearances this season.

Steven Gerrard has continued his dream start to his managerial reign at Aston Villa with a win over Crystal Palace.

Rangers boss Steven Gerrard will reportedly make a move for Borna Barisic in a bid to fill Aston Villa's problem position.

Arsenal against Aston Villa on Friday night should have been disallowed due to a quirk in the IFAB laws of the game.

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Aston Villa defender Matt Targett pulled out all the stops when proposing to his girlfriend at the end of last month.Targett, 25, enjoyed a superb 2020/21 campaign with Villa, featuring in all 38 of their Premier League outings and helping Dean Smith's men to a respectable 11th-place finish.And just over a week ago the left-back capped what has been a terrific year by proposing to girlfriend Jasmin Buckle in extremely romantic settings.To pop the question Targett hired out a room at London's Shangri-La Hotel, which is located in The Shard, and acquired giant LED lights that read: "MARRY ME?"He uploaded a photo of the special moment on Instagram and wrote: It’s a forever thing *love-struck emojis* can’t wait to marry you! I love you with all

Pep Guardiola has slammed those stars who reveal team news to rivals as "unprofessional".

Arsenal were dealt a reality check by Aston Villa who left the Emirates with all three points.

Leiceste r are weighing up a bid for Aston Villa left-back Matt Targett after losing Ben Chilwell.

Aston Villa's survival bid has been hit by a big blow with left-back Matt Targett facing up to three weeks out.

Aston Villa face an uphill task to stay up when the Premier League returns, according to Graeme Souness.