The outlet reported via their website on 24 October that the striker is ready to consider offers to leave the club, although he is not actively looking to depart, and the Magpies are admirers who would definitely be in the market to sign him in the summer when his current contract expires.
He has been offered a “lucrative” new deal from the Toffees but has resisted signing one previously thanks to the uncertainty around the ownership of Farhad Moshiri [The Times, 19 July].
Calvert-Lewin, 27, previously held talks with Newcastle in the previous transfer window amid an attempted double deal with Yakuba Minteh going the other way [Daily Mail, 22 June] but the move collapsed.
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Eddie Howe’s side have long been linked with the Toffees number nine so if he was about to hit the open market it would make sense for them to be in the mix to snap him up.
It appeared that they were about to complete their lengthy pursuit in the summer and ultimately failed to do so, which might have indicated waining interest, but it appears they are still keen.
The Friedkin Group’s takeover from Moshiri is expected to go through in the next couple of months which seems like being a crucial step in getting Calvert-Lewin’s extension signed, so a free transfer exit may become a moot point long before it happens.
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