Newcastle United move ‘doesn’t interest’ Jonathan Burkardt

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·18 July 2022

Newcastle United move ‘doesn’t interest’ Jonathan Burkardt

Newcastle United target Jonathan Burkardt has stated that he will remain at Mainz for the coming season with two-years to run on his current deal.

“First of all, I didn’t know anything about it myself and secondly, it doesn’t interest me at all,” said Burkardt. “I will definitely stay in Mainz this season.”

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Burkardt (22) enjoyed his best goalscoring season last year, scoring 14 and created four across 37 games in all competitions for Mainz under Bo Svensson.

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Mainz have had a relatively busy transfer window so far following the departures of Moussa Niakhaté and Jeremiah St. Juste for a combined fee of almost €20m. Angelo Fulgini (Angers) and Maxin Leitsch (Bochum) arrive at the Bundesliga club for a combined €8.5m, significantly improving their squad.