Newcastle Transfers: Davide Santon Loan Confirmed
Becomes second defender to leave for Italy in a matter of weeks.
Newcastle United can confirm that Davide Santon has joined Inter Milan on loan for the remainder of the 2014/15 campaign with an option to buy at the end of the season. The 24-year-old Italian defender joined the Magpies from the same club in August 2011.The move isn't a massive problem: Santon is not a first teamer any more for the Magpies and he has been out for the past eight months (even if his girlfriend claims he's been fit and available for a lot longer than is claimed by the club). And Massadio Haidara is arguably a better player. The problem though is that Newcastle's squad is already small and over-stretching it is silly, particularly in light of the news that four of five more fringe players will be heading out on loan to Rangers as well.