
On January 27, the Team Newspaper reported that Newcastle offered 20 million euros for Bayer Leverkusen left-back Barker, and the player's agent has flown to the United Kingdom to negotiate a potential transfer.
Newcastle wanted to take advantage of the winter window to sign another left-back, and with top target Gossen expected to move to Inter, Newcastle was poaching from Bayer Leverkusen.
Barker, 21, is a Dutch full-back who previously played for Paris Saint-Germain, which also has his buy-back rights. This season, he has scored 1 goal in 13 Bundesliga games for Bayer Leverkusen and has had 3 assists.
(Lin Yuan)