Niko Krancjar lined up for summer move to Newcastle?
Posted on October 10th, 2010 | 80 Comments |
Various Sunday papers are suggesting that the club will be looking to secure a deal in January when the Croatian midfielder will be free to talk to other clubs and look for a new deal elsewhere, much like our very own Steven Taylor can do if he wishes.
Krancjar has fallen down the pecking order at White Hate Lane of late and is said to be evaluating his options. It would be a good move for Newcastle if they could secure the services of the 26-year old and he would provide some direct competition for Wayne Routledge on the right side of our midfield, but I have a feeling that we won’t be the only club that is interested in the player.
I suppose there is even the possibility of doing a deal for the player in January itself if the right deal was to come along. I would guess that Tottenham would rather claw some money back on Krancjar rather than lose him on a free transfer, so there could be the possibilty of a cut-price deal for the midfielder.
Of course Chris Hughton said only the other day that he is happy with the squad and won’t be looking to add to it in January. Personally I believe that was just a bit of PR, an exercise in not upsetting the squad. I expect that if a player becomes available at the right price then we will still sign them.
That player doesn’t have to be Krancjar as the newspaper reports that suggest this seem to have plucked his name out of thin air, again, but there will no doubt be a few deals to be had as teams look to refine their 25-man squads even further.
As for Krancjar? Hmmm….
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Hmmm….26yrs old….out of the club policy. :lol: