Newcastle United consider January signing of Dion Drena Beljo after very positive scouting reports

Dion Drena Beljo is a transfer target for Newcastle United. The prolific Croatian striker under consideration for a January move to Tyneside. Dion Drena Beljo has scored an astonishing 43 goals in 45 appearances for Dinamo Zagreb since joining them less than 16 months ago in July 2026. He was only 21 when moving from club football to the Bundesliga in January 2023 and struggled with the step up in level as a young striker, only scoring five goals in 45 appearances for FC Augsburg. After scoring 10 goals in 29 appearances for Rapid Wien in Austria, Dion Drena Beljo then getting the chance to return to Croatia and play for Dinamo Zagreb. It has proved an inspired signing with those 43 goals in only 45 appearances. On Sunday he scored in a 3-1 away league win over Varazdin, whilst last Thursday saw Dion Drena Beljo score as Dinano Zagreb outclassed Sunderland away from home in a 2-0 Europa League victory. The i Paper say that their information is that Newcastle United have had Dion Drena Beljo watched across recent months and the scouting reports have fed back glowing reports. The Dinamo Zagreb striker is now 24 and understood to be valued at around £20m. The i Paper say that internally Newcastle United have been having intensive talks about adding a striker in the January transfer window as they look to support Matthias Jaissle after he walked into such a tough situation only 18 days before this 2026-27 season kicked off. Newcastle United have scored only 13 goals in their 10 Premier League matches. Of their strikers, William Osula and Yoane Wissa have got one league goal each so far. The end of the summer transfer window saw the inexperienced 21-year-old Matias Fernandez-Pardo arrive, who can play as a number nine, but The i Paper report that as well as having injury issues after arriving ‘he didn’t look ready or equipped to play that role in his first four Premier League starts and might be better suited to playing in a wide role.’ The report says that the message coming out of the club is that the Newcastle United hierarchy are committed to Matthias Jaissle and that backing him with a new goalscorer in January would rubber stamp that backing. Whether that new striker/goalscorer ends up being Dion Drena Beljo remains to be seen. Just over seven weeks to go before that January 2027 transfer window opens…