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title: "Exclusive: Pundit claims Steve Bruce will want to sign Danny Rose"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Aaron Hindhaugh"
section: "Exclusive"
published: "2021-06-06T16:31:08Z"
modified: "2021-06-06T16:31:08Z"
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# Exclusive: Pundit claims Steve Bruce will want to sign Danny Rose

**The last taste of first-team football that Danny Rose got was at Newcastle United so now that he is a free agent Steve Bruce would likely want to bring him back to the club, according to former Hull City star Dean Windass.**

Rose had a mixed spell on loan at Newcastle last season as he never set the world alight but was also a steady performer, and now that he has left Tottenham Hotspur Rose he has been [backed](https://www.footballinsider247.com/alex-mcleish-believes-newcastle-fans-would-love-danny-rose-to-return/) to make a return up north.

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The left-back received a mixed reception from fans when he joined having previously played for Sunderland on a season-long loan spell, however considering there were four other players contracted to the Magpies that had previous experiences at the Stadium of Light it was never going to be a problem.

Bruce may see signing Rose as a low-risk move given his Premier League experience and that left-back is an area of weakness at the club, so Windass believes that he could end up back at Newcastle, as he told [The Transfer Tavern](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/) exclusively:

*“I think Steve would take him back. Danny Rose obviously had a massive problem with Mourinho but Steve took a chance on him last season so why wouldn’t Steve want him back?*

*“I can see that happening, and I can see him going back to Newcastle.”*

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Last summer Bruce brought in Jamal Lewis from Norwich City, however, he failed to impress consistently which led to Matt Ritchie coming back into the team and playing as a wing-back, despite having a [bust-up](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9322353/Newcastle-Matt-Ritchie-calls-Steve-Bruce-COWARD-training-ground-bust-up.html) with Bruce earlier in the season.

Newcastle appear to be targeting left-back as an area of concern this summer and with Bruce’s budget set to be [£10 million](https://www.footballinsider247.com/newcastle-united-bruce-board-kitty/), and fellow free agent Jetro Willems is still [reportedly](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/jetro-willems-newcastle-united-return-20694668) very keen to come back to Newcastle.