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Will Lankshear to Newcastle United

Middlesbrough

Newcastle United

Attacker · 21y · England · contract until 2031

Chance it happens in January

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

Carried by @talksport via Transfer News Live (aggregator).

Fee: Not reported
Value: €19m
Reporters: 1

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.

NewcastleThis rumour
Other clubNot yet named
Stays at MiddlesbroughNo move

What the number is based on

ReportingNo trusted reporterOne aggregator reportAgainst the move
ContractRuns to June 20314 years 8 months leftAgainst the move
Newcastle UnitedSpending close to its limitMoves from Championship to Premier League are commonAgainst the move
FeeNot reportedValue €19m

The story so far

1 report · newest first

Saturday
talksportTrust 46Earliest mentionEarliest mentionvia Transfer News LiveFull post
“🚨 Newcastle United are monitoring Middlesbrough striker Will Lankshear ahead of a potential Premier League move. The 21-year-old has scored 13 goals in 13 Championship games, attracting interest from Newcastle scouts.”

Chance it happens in January

Long shot

Value: €19m

AuthorTransfer Tracker AnalystLast updated7 Nov 2026StatusUp to date

Newcastle scouts tracking Boro's Lankshear, say reports

The situation

Newcastle United's scouts are keeping tabs on Will Lankshear, the 21-year-old Middlesbrough attacker who has scored 13 goals in 13 Championship games this season. This is interest and nothing more: no bid, no talks, no approach to Boro. Lankshear only joined Middlesbrough on 22 July 2026 for €11.7m from Tottenham Hotspur, four months ago, and his contract there runs until 30 June 2031.

The reporting

The report comes from @talksport, whose claim was carried by Transfer News Live by 7 November. That is the extent of it. No trusted reporter has backed the story, and the only outlets carrying it are a tabloid report and an aggregator repeating it. One voice, in other words, not several, and nobody has added fresh detail.

The outlook

The chance of anything happening in the January window, which opens on 1 January 2027 and closes on 1 February, is remote. Lankshear is four months into a deal that runs to 2031, Middlesbrough have no reason to sell a striker in that kind of form, and there is no sign of a bid or even formal contact. For this to move, Boro would first have to be willing to let him go so soon after paying for him.

What to watch

The trigger to watch for is a first concrete bid from Newcastle, or a separate outlet reporting genuine contact between the clubs. Until then this is a scouting note, not a deal taking shape.

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