Newcastle United are on the lookout for midfielders to assist fill the void left by Joelinton after his damage blow, with a “superb footballer” being lined up as an choice.
Newcastle endure Joelinton damage blow
The Magpies had large desires going into the 2023/24 season, with hopes of one other top-four end within the Premier League, to not point out trying to go far within the Champions League. As a substitute, their marketing campaign has was an enormous disappointment, and whereas performances and outcomes have typically been nowhere close to ok, a continuing stream of accidents have not helped.
Newcastle have had so many essential gamers lacking for lengthy intervals of time, together with Sven Botman, Dan Burn and Harvey Barnes – Sandro Tonali’s 10-month suspension hasn’t helped issues, too – and they’re now having to make do with out one other key particular person in Joelinton.
The Brazilian might even miss the remainder of the season after struggling a groin concern, and his physicality and high quality are set to be a large loss within the coming months. As a way to cowl his absence, Howe could want to delve into the switch market, and one new potential goal has emerged.
Newcastle eyeing Philip Billing transfer
In accordance with The Day by day Mail, Newcastle are fascinated by signing Bournemouth midfielder Philip Billing, as they appear to make up for the large lack of Joelinton.
“Howe, who has remodeled Joelinton right into a Brazil worldwide, charges him as one in every of his most influential gamers and his loss this season has seen Newcastle draw up a shortlist of midfield replacements. Mail Sport understands that features Bournemouth’s Philip Billing, who Howe signed for the Cherries for £15m from Huddersfield in 2019. The Denmark midfielder, 27, scored seven instances final season and is having fun with one other superb marketing campaign.”
There are actually similarities between Billing and Joelinton, given their tall stature and skill to dominate midfield battles in a bodily sense, so he may very well be a shrewd addition by Newcastle within the January switch window. The 27-year-old has been hailed by former Bournemouth supervisor Gary O’Neil, with the now Wolves boss calling him a “superb footballer”.
This season, the Dane has two targets and assists apiece to his identify within the Premier League, exhibiting that he can chip in with finish product, however he has additionally averaged 1.5 tackles per recreation, highlighting his skill off the ball, too.
Billing could really feel that that is the suitable time in his profession to maneuver to a much bigger membership, testing himself at a membership like Newcastle, and it’s straightforward to envisage him taking part in an analogous function to Joelinton, presumably making him a tailored alternative.
At 27, he might properly be skilled sufficient to not be fazed by such a transfer, however he additionally has sufficient time on his facet to make an impression at St James’ Park for plenty of years, making this one to observe.