Newcastle to make star one of their highest-paid players as Premier League giants loom

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Tino Livramento will reportedly be offered one of the top wages at Newcastle amid transfer interest from Manchester City.The right-back has been an excellent addition to the Magpies since he signed from Southampton in 2023 in a reported £40million deal.Livramento looks set to be offered a wage boost by NewcastleGettyLivramento has a deal that currently runs until 2028 at St. James’ Park but could be offered fresh terms this summer.As reported by The Telegraph, Newcastle will propose a six-year deal in a bid to fend off interest from Premier League rivals City.Should he sign, Livramento will become one of the club’s highest-paid players.City, whose manager Pep Guardiola is said to be keen admirer of the defender, would be willing pay £65m.Livramento has featured 80 times for Newcastle and was key to their Carabao Cup winning run last season.He has mostly played at right-back, but spent the latter stages of the 2024/25 campaign at left-back amid an ankle injury to Lewis Hall.The former Chelsea youth star has become a reliable asset for Eddie Howe and one of the best-performing Premier League full-backs.The youngster also played a starring role for England’s Under-21 side at this summer’s U21 European Championships.Livramento started five out of six games, including the 3-2 win over Germany in the final, as Lee Carsley’s side retained their U21 European crown.The 22-year-old could be a costly departure should City sign him, but a new contract would come as a big boost for Newcastle.Howe will hope the club can keep hold of one of their star defendersGettyCity have already spent around £126m this summerAFPIt’s already been a difficult summer for them having lost out on Joao Pedro and Hugo Ekitike.Pedro completed a £60m move to Chelsea and then won the Club World Cup, whilst Ekitike is heading to Liverpool for a potential £79m.The future of Alexander Isak has also been an uncertainty after a 27-goal season for Newcastle.He was left out of their 4-0 pre-season friendly defeat to Celtic amid links with Liverpool, who were willing to make a bid.However, Ekitike’s pending switch from Eintracht Frankfurt to Liverpool may well have ended the possibility of an exit this summer.Newcastle continue their pre-season schedule in Asia with fixtures against Arsenal, a K-League XI and Tottenham.Espanyol and Atletico Madrid then visit St. James’ Park before their first Premier League fixture against Aston Villa on August 16.