Finally £30m Newcastle United deal is expected to be finalized with a medical currently underway

Saint-Maximin is said to have finished the first phase of his physical with Al Ahli and to have verbally agreed to a three-year contract, which is about to be inked. The winger’s departure comes after Harvey Barnes joined Newcastle from Leicester City for an estimated £38 million.

Saint-Maximin did not travel to United’s pre-season friendly against Rangers and was left out of the squad for the Premier League Summer Series in the United States due to transfer speculation.

Fabrizio Romano, a transfer analyst, has offered a ‘here we go’ update on the winger.

“Allan Saint-Maximin to Al Ahli, here we go! Verbal agreement reached,” Romano tweeted. “First part of medical tests passed too #AlAhli All parties waiting to check documents before getting deal done/sealed. Contract until 2026 to be signed soon. Mendy, Firmino, Mahrez, ASM Al Ahli.”

Both Newcastle and Al Ahli are majority owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. And Magpies head coach Eddie Howe claims the imminent £30million transfer of Saint-Maximin is ‘above board’ following scrutiny from rival Premier League clubs.

“We are governed by the same rules that every other Premier League club is governed by – we will, I’m sure, fit every criteria needed to make sure the deal is above board,” Howe stated at a press conference.

“It will be no different than any other club selling a player.” We placed a price on his head, and that price was met. Whoever looks at that contract, I’m confident it will satisfy Premier League rules.”

Saint-Maximin’s exit brings an end to his four-year stint with the club, during which he made 124 appearances and scored 13 goals. The Magpies will nearly double the £16 million transfer price they paid to Nice in 2019.