Newcastle ‘set to meet Inter Milan’s £31m fee for Marcelo Brozovic transfer but Toon face competition from Barcelona’

NEWCASTLE are reportedly preparing to pay £31million for Inter Milan and Croatia midfielder Marcelo Brozovic.

Eddie Howe is keen to add reinforcements to his squad in the summer as they prepare for European football.

A stunning 6-1 victory over Tottenham on Sunday moved the Magpies up to third place in the Premier League table.

And failing a late collapse, they will be in the Champions League next season.

According to Croatian outlet , Newcastle are eyeing up Brozovic as a potential transfer at the end of the season.

It is understood his arrival would free up Bruno Guimaraes to move into a more attacking role.

Barcelona are also interested in the Croatian international - who has 85 caps for his country.

And Liverpool are known to be monitoring his situation.

But Saudi-backed Newcastle have the financial power to facilitate a deal for Brozovic - who has started just 13 league games this season.

And they are expected to offer him a substantial salary package to sweeten the deal.

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Brozovic, who joined Inter Milan from Dinamo Zagreb in 2015, has a contract until 2026.

He has played more than 300 games for the Serie A giants, contributing 30 goals and 38 assists.

He has claimed a Serie A title and Coppa Italia during his eight-year spell at the club.

The midfield engine also reached the World Cup final with Croatia in 2018 and the semi-finals last year.