According to reporter Luke Edwards, Burnley insisted on asking goalkeeper Trafford for £40 million throughout the summer. The reporter believes that Newcastle United is wisely reluctant to pay the price because they have other locations to strengthen. But the player himself originally thought he would definitely join Newcastle.
If the players eventually join Manchester City, Newcastle will once again miss the top transfer target, and this is their fifth similar incident this summer.
It was previously reported that Newcastle was interested in signing stars such as Mbemo (to be joining Manchester United soon), Wyson (has joined Real Madrid), Ekitic (newka has withdrawn from negotiations), Joao Pedro (has joined Chelsea) this summer, but all suffered failures.
22-year-old Trafford made 45 appearances in the Championship last season for Burnley, contributing 29 clean sheets. The player's current net worth is 22 million euros, and it is reported that Manchester City intends to buy it back.
