What happened. Newcastle United have opened direct talks with Bayern Munich to sign midfielder João Palhinha, aiming to fill the void left by Bruno Guimarães and Sandro Tonali's departures.

Bruno Guimarães moved to Arsenal for £75 million.
Sandro Tonali left for Tottenham.
Newcastle are rebuilding their midfield under Matthias Jaissle.

Newcastle are seeking an experienced midfielder to address their leadership gap this summer.

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