Overview
- Sky Sports, via local reporting, now links Newcastle to the 19-year-old alongside Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.
- AZ are reported to value Smit at more than £22 million, which would set a club-record sale for the Eredivisie side.
- Earlier coverage suggested a fee near £20 million, with Newcastle’s pitch centered on quicker first-team opportunities.
- Smit has 19 appearances with two goals and four assists for AZ this season and just completed 90 minutes in a Netherlands U21 win over Slovenia.
- Ronald Koeman has publicly likened Smit to Pedri, with domestic chatter also comparing his profile to Kevin De Bruyne.