{"id":1098298,"date":"2019-07-17T16:44:49","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T15:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1098298"},"modified":"2019-07-17T16:44:49","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T15:44:49","slug":"hoffenheim-joelinton-concrete-negotiations-premier-league","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/hoffenheim-joelinton-concrete-negotiations-premier-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Hoffenheim’s Joelinton in “concrete negotiations” with Premier League club"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brazilian striker Joelinton is in “concrete negotiations” with a Premier League club, according to his current employers Hoffenheim.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Joelinton, who has been heavily linked with Newcastle United, was absent from the Hoffenheim squad for a friendly against Regensberg on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Who is Joelinton? Five key things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Age:<\/strong> 22<\/li>\n
  • Position:<\/strong> Centre-forward<\/li>\n
  • Nation:<\/strong> Brazil<\/li>\n
  • Career path:<\/strong> Sport Recife (2014-2015), Hoffenheim (2015\u2013), Rapid Vienna (loan 2016-2018)<\/li>\n
  • Key stat:<\/strong> Joelinton completed all 12 of his attempted take-ons in the Champions League group stages last season \u2013 the most by any player to maintain a 100% success rate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Reports<\/a> suggest Newcastle are set to sign Joelinton for \u00a336m, which will mark the second time the Magpies have broken their transfer record this year.<\/p>\n

    Hoffenheim posted a video<\/a> of the team coming out for a pre-season friendly on Wednesday via the club’s official Twitter account.<\/p>\n

    When a fan asked where the absent Joelinton was, Hoffenheim responded<\/a>: “Joe is not there, he is in concrete negotiations with a Premier League club. It may be that he leaves us.”<\/p>\n