Sports News Report
League: Ligue 1Sport: SoccerCountry: FranceCategory: Scores & Results

Newcastle maintain interest in Lille forward Matias Fernandez-Pardo

15 sources • 4 min read • Latest: Sep 2, 2026, 10:01 AM

Last updated Sep 2, 2026

Newcastle maintain interest in Lille forward Matias Fernandez-Pardo
Summary

Newcastle United are pursuing Lille forward Matias Fernandez-Pardo as manager Matthias Jaissle seeks additional reinforcements before the transfer window closes. The 21-year-old is a target due to his versatility across the frontline and his alignment with the club's current age-based recruitment strategy. The potential acquisition remains complex in the final days of the window. Lille manager Davide Ancelotti excluded Fernandez-Pardo from the matchday squad for the weekend game against Paris St-Germain and removed him from team training until the window shuts. Jaissle indicated he continues to push for further deals following the recent unveiling of Nico Gonzalez. The club is currently assessing further moves for both incoming and outgoing transfers to finalize their squad composition.

Source Links
Yahoo SportsBBC SportSky Sports
Status Watch
  • •Matthias Jaissle wants to add another forward to the Newcastle squad.
  • •Lille manager Davide Ancelotti has removed Matias Fernandez-Pardo from team training.
  • •Matias Fernandez-Pardo did not feature in the weekend squad for the match against Paris St-Germain.
  • •Newcastle previously unveiled Nico Gonzalez as a recent addition.
Latest Updates
  • 11:53 AMYahoo Sports — 'We didn't do a whole lot of mourning or crying when we had a setback'
  • 10:01 AMYahoo Sports — Woltemade move underlines summer of change at Newcastle
  • 10:01 AMBBC Sport — Woltemade move underlines summer of change at Newcastle
  • 6:18 PMYahoo Sports — Newcastle sign Matias Fernandez-Pardo on long-term deal
  • 3:20 PMYahoo Sports — Fernandez-Pardo hails Jaissle impact in persuading him to join Newcastle after completing £51m move
  • 2:40 PMYahoo Sports — Newcastle boost attack with Fernandez-Pardo Signing
  • 2:37 PMYahoo Sports — Newcastle sign Belgian star Matias Fernandez-Pardo in £51 million deadline day deal
  • 2:25 PMYahoo Sports — Newcastle sign Lille forward Fernandez-Pardo
What they're saying
"

It was rather telling that Matias Fernandez-Pardo was Newcastle United's final signing of a rollercoaster summer. On the same afternoon, Newcastle announced that towering club-record signing Nick Woltemade had finalised his loan move to Juventus, having only joined the club last summer. Captain Bruno Guimaraes was among a handful of key players to leave, while eight new signings arrived, as Newcastle's records for spending and sales in a single window were both smashed.

"

Just a few hours after the unveiling of Nico Gonzalez, Matthias Jaissle made it clear he would continue to push for further deals in the final throes of the window. Another forward is on the German's wishlist and Newcastle have a longstanding interest in Lille's Matias Fernandez-Pardo, whose creativity and ability to play in a number of positions across the frontline is a huge draw. The 21-year-old also fits the age range Newcastle have targeted this summer.

"

French football journalist Jibril Diop has given insight into Lille forward Mathias Fernandez-Pardo who Newcastle are closing in on a deal for. "They're getting a player who's obviously very young, 21-years-old," Diop told BBC Radio Newcastle. "His best attribute is probably one-on-one dribbling and yes, he's very technically gifted as well and obviously, he can improve and become the world beater that Newcastle expect him to be at some point."

Related Teams & Leagues
ArsenalNewcastle UnitedTottenham HotspurBarcelonaJuventusParis Saint-GermainLiverpoolLigue 1Soccer

Sources

External links

Original reporting and copyright belong to the linked sources. SportsNewsReport.com aggregates and links — it does not republish full articles.

Related Stories

Last 14 days