Despite fairly firm reports that Newcastle are done in the transfer market apart from sealing a first-choice, experienced striker to round out Alan Pardew's front-line (and the possibility of a defender IF someone else goes out), the club will continue to be linked with players as long as the window is open. The latest report - from The Express - states that Newcastle are back in for Andre Ayew, the Marseille winger who apparently turned the Magpies down earlier in the summer. Whether the side actually need any more wingers remains to be seen, but if Hatem Ben Arfa is leaving them there's space in the squad for someone else. Ayew would prefer to sign for Liverpool, according to The Express, but they're not interested because of his £60,000 a week wage demands, which have also turned off Napoli and AC Milan. But for some reason, despite Newcastle's well-publicised refusal to pay over the odds on wages, they have been identified as the club now most likely to sign him. With Ben Arfa possibly freeing up £50,000 a week in wages, you can see where the mathematical assumption comes from, and Ayew's desire to play in the Premier League, plus Newcastle's former interest has clearly generated this story:
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Ayew would be a dynamic addition to the team certainly, and his pace would be a bonus, but unless he was brought in as a striker, it's hard to see why Newcastle would invest in a left winger - especially when his release fee is said to be 18 million - when Remy Cabella has just signed. Would you be happy to see Ayew considered for Newcastle's strike force? Share your thoughts below in the comments thread.
