Newcastle United are reportedly targeting four moves in the January transfer window - for Jesse Lingard, Harry Winks, Ross Barkley and Kieran Trippier.
The Lowdown: Premier League experience needed
With the St James' Park outfit currently in a relegation scrap, they need to prioritise bringing in players in January who know the Premier League well and therefore would have the quality that it takes to keep them in the division..
Lingard, Winks and Barkley are all currently playing in the top flight with Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea respectively, while Trippier has also played for Spurs as well as Burnley.
Therefore, it is no surprise at all to see the Magpies targeting these kinds of players in order to help them in their fight against relegation.
The Latest: Targets revealed
Writing in his latest piece for The Telegraph, Luke Edwards has revealed that Lingard, Winks, Barkley and Trippier are all targets for Newcastle next month.
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Whether they would be able to bring them all in is another question, but what is clear is that they are targeting players with experience of playing in the Premier League.
The Verdict: All-in
Newcastle need all the help they can get, so going all-in with all four of these players would be a smart move.
Eddie Howe will know all of the players well having managed in the top flight before with Bournemouth, in particular Trippier, with whom he has a great relationship from their mutual time at Burnley, and thus would know how to get the best out of him.
Barkley is a player that Callum Wilson especially admires, dubbing him ‘unbelievable’ and ‘unreal’, and one with whom he would like to play, on The Super 6 podcast (via The Chronicle) earlier this year. He may well get his wish if the Magpies can get these deals over the line next month.
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