Newcastle United star linked with shock Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest transfer

Here, we round-up all the latest transfer stories that have emerged from St James’ Park and beyond:

Newcastle United-linked midfielder ‘expected’ to leave in January

Fabrizio Romano is expecting Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips to leave the club in January. Phillips has been extensively linked with a move to St James’ Park during the winter transfer window and Romano believes that a move away from City is a likely outcome for the former Leeds United man.

Speaking on the Here We Go Podcast, Romano offered his thoughts on Phillips’s situation and also spoke about another player the Magpies have been reportedly interested in. He said: “These are two different situations. For Ruben Neves, we had many rumours about Newcastle because of this opportunity to loan players from PIF clubs. But at the moment there is still no contact, so Newcastle are not speaking to Neves’ representatives.

“I think Kalvin Phillips has way more chance to leave in the January window. I expect him to leave. The player wants to play, to be on the pitch and at the Euros next summer, so Man City expect him to leave in January.”

Premier League duo ‘eye’ move for Newcastle United star

Jacob Murphy is reportedly a target for Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace during the January transfer window - according to Football Insider. They report that the duo are looking to add to their attacking options during the winter and have identified Murphy as a potential addition.

Murphy has scored one goal and assisted four this season for the Magpies, but is currently sidelined with injury. Murphy initially injured his shoulder during the defeat to Borussia Dortmund at St James’ Park last month, but returned to action less than a month later during the win over Arsenal, however, his return lasted just minutes before he suffered a recurrence of the injury - one that meant he had to undergo surgery to fix the issue.

Murphy joined Newcastle United in 2017 but struggled to become a regular and had loan spells at West Brom and Sheffield Wednesday in order to get regular first-team football before reinventing his career on Tyneside under Eddie Howe.