10 Strikers Who Newcastle Should Sign Instead Of Charlie Austin

8. Domenico Berardi

Age: 20 Club: Sassuolo Nationality: Italian Estimated Market Value: £15 million-£20 million League Apps (2014-15): 35 League Goals (2014-15): 16 Domenico Berardi has caught the attention of most football fans over the past two seasons, grabbing 42 goals in 103 appearances for the Sassuolo. This summer Juventus (who co-owned the player) confirmed that the Italy under-21 forward has committed his future to Sassuolo and the club paid ‚10 million to agree a permanent transfer. Berardi is special and it's widely speculated that the Bianconeri will buy him back at the end of the season but if Newcastle United were to lodge a bid for the Italian striker of around £20 million (just £5 million more than Charlie Austin's asking price) they would be signing a genuine future superstar. A natural-born finisher the Italian possesses natural goalscoring ability as well as spectacular vision and sublime link-up skills with his fellow attackers. The 20-year-old grabbed 11 assists last year and would be a perfect player for Steve McClaren to play on the right-hand side of a 4-2-3-1, a position that has been weak for the past few seasons at St James' Park.