REIMS have revealed they've rejected Newcastle United’s £29million provide for Hugo Ekitike as a result of ‘unimaginable bonuses’ within the deal.
Struggling Toon’s main scorer Callum Wilson suffered a calf tear towards Manchester United on December 27 which dominated him out for 2 months.
That left boss Eddie Howe determined for reinforcements in assault and led to them forking out £25m for Chris Wooden from Burnley.
He was Newcastle’s second signing of the January window following the seize of full-back Kieran Trippier from Atletico Madrid - however they need much more reinforcements.
Nonetheless, the Premier League facet should cough up at the least £24m upfront with ‘achievable bonuses’ to get striker Ekitike on-board.
The 19-year-old solely made his senior debut in August however has exploded onto the Ligue 1 scene with eight objectives and three assists.
Newcastle have already tabled a suggestion for him - nevertheless it was swiftly rejected by Reims, in line with their president Jean-Pierre Caillot.
Chatting with Le Quotidien du Sport, he stated: “It's true that so much have realised the standard of the participant now, however not us. He was shaped with us and it doesn't shock us.
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“Newcastle positioned themselves, we mentioned it, they made us a suggestion that didn't swimsuit us.
“As we don't actually need him to go away, we have now fastened the value fairly excessive. They did provide us €35m (£29m) all in, however with a variety of bonuses, a few of them had been quasi-impossible to achieve.
“Like for instance, successful the Champions’ League… We wish €30m (£25m) flat and €10m (£8.3m) achievable bonuses.”
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