Newcastle 'offered' Chelsea, Arsenal and Barcelona forwards as Eddie Howe targets Watford pair

Newcastle have reportedly offered a number of top strikers in the summer transfer window, including outcasts from Chelsea, Barcelona and Arsenal.

Eddie Howe and new sporting director Dan Ashworth are now looking to bolster their forward options after spending the first half of the window strengthening their defence.

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Centre-back Sven Botman arrived from Lille, goalkeeper Nick Pope arrived from Burnley, while left-back Matt Targett made his loan move from Aston Villa permanent in the summer.

Despite their extraordinary wealth following their takeover by a Saudi-backed consortium, the Magpies' spending is limited by the need to comply with financial fair play rules.

Howe is reported to have been given around £100m to spend this summer and has already spent just under £60m on the three newcomers.

According to 90min, "ideally the club would like to sign a wide forward and a striker" with the remaining £40m.

Despite this limited budget, a few have been attracted to Newcastle's newfound wealth and are seeking to get rid of their undesirables.

Timo Werner, Nicolas Pepe and Memphis Depay have all been 'offered' to Newcastle.

Thomas Tuchel is believed to be deeply angered by Werner's suggestion that he could be 'happy everywhere' as long as he plays and scores goals.

Tuchel's answer was simple and we'll simplify it further: just be better at football, Timo.

Pepe is considered surplus to requirements at Arsenal, although the winger himself has said he is 'determined' to make things work at Arsenal. Poor b*star.

And Barcelona, ​​let's face it, probably offered half of their squad to anyone who could afford it, because they're making room on their wage bill for other players they can't afford .

Depay, Werner and Pepe are all 'on the fringes of their respective clubs this season and looking for an escape route before the September 1 deadline', but are just three in a 'string of vaunted fringe players for a moving to Parc St James.

90min claim that as well as being offered players, Newcastle are also considering a move for Watford pair Emmanuel Dennis and Ismaila Sarr, who are set to start the new season in the Championship and are likely to want a move to a club in Premier League.

A separate report claims Newcastle have also been offered Paris Saint-Germain star Julian Draxler.

Newcastle are said to be interested in the playmaker's failure to convince Lucas Paqueta to join Lyon despite an offer of over €40m.

PSG have reportedly informed the Magpies that Draxler will be available for €20-30m and it remains to be seen whether the Premier League outfit would be willing to pay that much for the 28-year-old, who has two remaining years to his current contract with the champions of France.

But the report claims that "the file has gone beyond the mere stage of interest" as Newcastle have not only contacted PSG, but have also held discussions with representatives of Draxler "to present the project and to open possible negotiations".

It is not yet known if Draxler is open to a transfer to the Magpies, but it is said that "if he closes all the doors that come his way, he will not play at PSG".