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Gabriel Sara to Newcastle United

Galatasaray

Newcastle United

Midfielder · 27y · Brazil · contract until 2029

Chance it happens in January

No trusted reporter yet. Stories like this complete 6 in 100 times.

Carried by Sport Witness (aggregator), fussball-news via Transfer News Live (aggregator) and fussball-news via CaughtOffside (aggregator).

Reported fee: €35m–€40m
Value: €31m
Reporters: 4

Where he ends up in the January windowEvery outcome by the January deadline, adding up to 100%. A move in a later window is not counted. Open a club for its rumour.

Leeds UnitedRumour page
NewcastleThis rumour
EvertonRumour page
RomaRumour page
Other clubNot yet named
Stays at GalatasarayNo move

What the number is based on

ReportingNo trusted reporter3 outlets, all tabloids or aggregatorsAgainst the move
ContractRuns to June 20292 years 8 months leftAgainst the move
Newcastle UnitedSpending close to its limitAgainst the move
FeeReported €35m–€40mValue €31m

The story so far

4 reports · newest first

Thursday
Sport WitnessTrust 55AggregatorAggregatorFull post
“Newcastle and Everton ‘ready to invest’ €25m for same signing – Moves for January deal. AS Roma will face competition from Newcastle United in the race to sign Gabriel Sara and Issa Doumbia.”
Tuesday
Ffussball-newsTrust 50via CaughtOffsideFull post
“Newcastle and Everton prepare £30m battle for in-demand midfielder. Newcastle United and Everton are reportedly interested in signing Galatasaray midfielder Gabriel Sara as several European clubs prepare to compete for his signature ahead of the January transfer window…”
Monday
fussball-newsTrust 46via Transfer News LiveFull post
“🚨 Newcastle United and Everton are preparing offers for Galatasaray midfielder Gabriel Sara ahead of January. Napoli and AS Roma are also monitoring the 27-year-old Brazilian, with Aston Villa and Brighton previously interested.”
Sport WitnessTrust 55Earliest mentionEarliest mentionFull post
“Newcastle, Everton, Aston Villa and Brighton in mix for Brazilian in January. Newcastle, Everton, Aston Villa and Brighton could all have a chance to sign Gabriel Sara in January.”

Chance it happens in January

Long shot

Reported fee: €35m–€40m
Value: €31m

AuthorTransfer Tracker AnalystLast updated5 Nov 2026StatusUp to date

Newcastle linked with Sara amid unconfirmed January reports

The situation

Gabriel Sara is being talked about as a January target for Newcastle United, with Everton, Roma and a handful of other clubs also named as interested in the Galatasaray midfielder. The newest reporting, from Sport Witness on 5 November, puts the competition as Newcastle and Everton being ready to invest around €25m for him, while describing Roma as facing competition for his signature. Nothing here points to an agreement or any club standing clearly ahead of the others.

The reporting

Every outlet carrying this story is a tabloid or an aggregator, and no trusted reporter has backed any of it. Sport Witness was carrying it by 2 November, repeating Brazilian outlets Terra and RTI Esporte, and returned with another version on 5 November citing a €35m bid. Transfer News Live, relaying fussball-news on 2 November, put Galatasaray's asking price at €40m, a figure Sport Witness also used the same day. CaughtOffside, relaying fussball-news on 3 November, repeats the same Newcastle and Everton interest without adding a bid or any fresh detail.

The outlook

The gap between what Newcastle might pay and what Galatasaray are said to want makes this a long way from close, and with no trusted reporter attached to any of the figures, this sits as no more than an unconfirmed trail. Sara is valued at €33m, below both the €40m asking price reported and even the €35m bid reported by Sport Witness. Nothing suggests Galatasaray are ready to move off that number.

What happens next

What would change this is a bid that outlets beyond the tabloid circuit confirm Galatasaray have actually received, or Galatasaray dropping their €40m valuation closer to what Newcastle and Everton appear willing to pay before the January window closes.

Sources the analyst weighed

Sport WitnessTrust 55