Newcastle Transfers: 10 Players Alan Pardew Must Sign Before Man City
6. Siem De Jong
Current Club: Ajax Position: Attacking Midfield It was revealed at the beginning of June that De Jong's agent had been in contact with Newcastle regarding a possible move to St James' Park and the Holland international even expressed his admiration for us, saying: Newcastle is a great club", while Pardew is said to be a huge admirer of the sophisticated 25-year-old. And last week it was rumoured the Magpies would rekindle their interest in signing the Ajax skipper and could bring him to St James' Park for a scarcely believable cost of £9 million; a fee that falls slight below the valuations we've been quoted for French duo Remy Cabella and Clement Grenier. With four Eredivise titles on his CV, experience of playing in the Champions League and 78 goals in 244 appearances to his name at one of the biggest clubs in Europe, it would be a considered a major coup to land a player of De Jong's superior talents and render Yohan Cabaye a distant memory.
