Newcastle Transfer News Round-Up: Every Player The Magpies Have Been Linked With From June 1st-7th
10. Charlie Austin (Queens Park Rangers)
Newcastle Uniteds ears will have pricked this week when transfer target Charlie Austin told of how he will hold a meeting with Queens Park Rangers manager Chris Ramsey in the coming weeks about his future. Austin, who has one year left on his current deal at Loftus Road, is expected to be one of the first to leave the London club this summer after an unbelievable first season in the Premier League. The forward scored 18 goals and created 23 chances in 35 league appearances. And speaking to The Guardian, the newest England call-up told of how open he was regarding his future, Austin said:
"I just want to concentrate on the next two weeks, enjoy the moment and what will be will be. "Who knows what the future will hold for me? "I feel like Ive worked hard enough this season for QPR to try to be a Premier League player but, at the moment, Ive still got a year left at QPR. "So the futures up to the club and my agent to sort out. Ill sit down with my family and my agent. Ill speak to Chris Ramsey and Les Ferdinand and tell them my thoughts, and theyll tell me theirs. "After these two weeks, Ill sit down with the club but, for now, I just want to be fully focused on these next two weeks with England."
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