Newcastle Transfer Round-Up: Every Player Linked From July 13th-19th

2. Chancel Mbemba (Anderlecht)

Newcastle United look set to complete their double raid of Belgian side Anderlecht within the next couple of days by bringing forward Aleksandar Mitrovic and defender Chancel Mbemba to St James' Park in a deal worth around £20.3 million. Meanwhile, 20-year-old Mbemba looks set to arrive for a fee in the region of £7 million (‚ 10 million) as the Magpies aim to make their first defensive recruit of the summer, with more potentially to follow as they look to shore up a backline that conceded an eye-watering 61 Premier League goals last season. Both look set to sign five-year deals at Newcastle and will join up with the Magpies squad when they return from their pre-season tour later this week. The pair join £14.5 million summer recruit Georginio Wijnaldum on Tyneside as Steve McClaren longs to really strengthen his Newcastle squad going forward. Magpies supporters are in disbelief due to the fact they were the only Premier League club prior to these three deals yet to make a signing this summer - but after these two are finalised then Newcastle will have spent upwards of £30 million on three players, which displays a real statement of intent. Democratic Republic of Congo international Memba was also being chased by Atletico Madrid, Borussia Monchengladbach and Wolfsburg - but Newcastle won the race of his suitors. The defender has been linked with the Magpies in the past, and the six-foot-tall full-back-cum-centre-back has already been capped 16 times by the Democratic Republic of Congo at the tender age of 20 and he looks set to become a real superstar. There have been controversies over his age, however, with his date of birth having been registered as both August 8th 1988, as well as August 8th 1994. In fact, allegations arose back in 2013 that he did actually have €œfour separate birth dates€ registered with different organisations, and with FIFA that birth date makes him 20. Versatile enough to be able to cover at centre-back, the defender would be able to fill in for a number of positions at St James€™ Park, which made him an attractive option. Mbemba has made 56 league appearances since progressing into the first-team at Anderlecht back in 2012, scoring six times, and he has won both the Belgian Pro title and the Belgian Super Cup (twice).