Could Newcastle United sign any of these players on a pre-contract agreement? (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images)Could Newcastle United sign any of these players on a pre-contract agreement? (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images)
Could Newcastle United sign any of these players on a pre-contract agreement? (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images)

The 13 stars that Newcastle United could sign on a pre-contract deal from today - including Juventus, Real Madrid and PSG stars

Clubs are now free to approach some of Europe’s top players on a pre-contract agreement - who may be of interest to Newcastle United?

From today, clubs across Europe are free to approach players with the aim of signing them on a pre-contract agreement.

Any player who plays their football outside the United Kingdom can begin to negotiate with English clubs to sign for them on expiration of their contract.

For Newcastle United’s new ownership, this could be the best way to sign some ‘marquee’ names, without having to fork out huge transfer fees.

But just who are available for Newcastle to approach to sign?

Here, using data provided by Transfermarkt, we take a look at 13 of the best players available to sign on a pre-contract agreement:

How many of these would you like to see at Newcastle United? Have we missed anyone out? Follow us on Twitter @MouthofTynePod and let us know there.

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