Indeed, Trafford wants to join Newcastle<\/a>, and the club saw a bid rejected by the Clarets before transfer talks continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n Now, however, yet another complication has emerged. Manchester City are interested in Trafford<\/a> and boast a buy-back clause in the goalkeeper\u2019s contract after selling him to Burnley in 2023. \u00a0<\/p>\n While Nick Pope is a fine goalkeeper to go into the season with as a No.1, the optics of missing out on Trafford wouldn\u2019t be great. They\u2019ve tracked him for what feels like an age, and watching him go elsewhere would add further frustration to what has already been a disappointing summer transfer window. <\/p>\n Such has been the protracted nature of the saga, it seems Trafford has been convinced he\u2019s set to join Newcastle for a while now.\u00a0<\/p>\n After news of City\u2019s interest in the custodian emerged, Luke Edwards of The Daily Telegraph was asked about the situation. <\/p>\n Edwards had revealed on social media platform X that Newcastle were refusing to go up to \u00a340million for Trafford, the fee that Burnley were demanding. <\/p>\n He then added that Trafford \u201cthought\u201d he was \u201cdefinitely\u201d going to move to St James\u2019 Park this summer. <\/p>\n When asked about the situation by a supporter, Edwards revealed that Trafford was \u201ctelling everyone he met\u201d that he was joining Newcastle.\u00a0<\/p>\n Well given the player was telling everyone he met he was joining Newcastle this summer\u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 Luke Edwards (@LukeEdwardsTele) July 19, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n View Tweet<\/p>\n Eddie Howe will be fuming about James Trafford news <\/p>\n Newcastle fans think Eddie Howe is frustrated about the lack of transfers<\/a> at the club this summer after watching a recent club interview.\u00a0<\/p>\n Clearly, it\u2019s difficult to know exactly what the Newcastle United manager<\/a> actually thinks, though it hardly takes a great leap of imagination to suggest he\u2019d be angry to see Trafford head elsewhere.\u00a0<\/p>\n It\u2019s been such a long saga and for it not to end positively is another bitter blow. Newcastle have already seen moves for Joao Pedro, Liam Delap, Bryan Mbeumo and Hugo Ekitike fail this summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"James](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2194772966-1024x723.jpg\")
Photo by Molly Darlington\/Getty ImagesJames Trafford telling people he was going to join Newcastle United \u00a0<\/p>\n