Story byReport: Newcastle Interested In Chelsea Young StarEPL IndexFri, February 27, 2026 at 8:50 PM UTC·2 min readNewcastle United Transfer News: Mike Penders Contact Signals Summer Goalkeeper ShiftNewcastle United’s summer planning appears to have begun between the posts. According to a report by Jeunes Footeux, initial contact has been made regarding a potential move for Mike Penders, the highly rated young goalkeeper currently contracted to Chelsea FC. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementPenders, 20, is spending the season on loan at RC Strasbourg Alsace, gathering valuable minutes in Ligue 1. His pathway at Stamford Bridge appears crowded, and that congestion may offer Newcastle an opportunity. Goalkeeper Planning at St James’ ParkThere is a quiet inevitability to this development.