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

1. Aleksandar Mitrovic (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. Swansea City, Tottenham Hotspur, Roma, Benfica, Porto and Chelsea had also been credited with an interest in Mitrovic, but Newcastle have won the race for the striker€™s signature. Porto even tried to hijack the transfer at the 11th hour with a bid bankrolled by investment firm Doyen Sports, but they could not get the funds together in time with the Magpies' deal too far down the line already. Newcastle boss McClaren is looking to recruit at least two strikers this summer, with the Magpies believed to have turned their attentions now to Queens Park Rangers forward Charlie Austin, with Wolfsburg's Bas Dost a back-up option. Mitrovic himself has netted 44 goals in 90 matches for Anderlecht, and has a career total of 69 strikes from 158 games.