10 Newcastle United Rumours That Need To Die Immediately

4. Demba Ba Will Return

The Rumour Demba Ba is ready to give up his dream of European football and a solid gold house by the time he's 35 to come back to Newcastle. The Truth See the Yohan Cabaye point: Demba Ba has played in the Champions League now, and will have precisely no desire at all to come back to Newcastle. You don't go down the steps as a footballer unless you're in the twilight of your career, and it's not like he's Kevin Keegan in 1982 making a romantic move to become a beloved legend. Ba is financially driven (though he does clearly have footballing ambitions) and he has an army of "advisors" and hangers on who could put Gazza's dependents in the '90s to shame. He would likely demand close to £100k a week for his next move (if he scores frequently in Turkey), and will hardly be likely to drop down a few bands to come back to Newcastle.