Newcastle United are set for another summer of recruitment.
The Magpies, who are now the world’s richest football club, enjoyed a hugely successful January transfer window after bringing in the likes of Bruno Guimaraes, Chris Wood, Kieran Trippier and Dan Burn.
However, with this summer’s transfer window now just a matter of weeks away, the Geordies will, of course, need to make some room if they’re to continue their blockbuster spending.
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Two players who look nailed on to leave St James’ Park this summer are defensive duo Ciaran Clark and Jamal Lewis.
Speaking in a recent interview with This Is Futbol about how precarious the pair’s futures are, journalist Peter O’Rourke said: “The likes of Jamal Lewis, Ciaran Clark, both left out of that 25-man Premier League squad so they don’t seem to have a future under Eddie Howe right now either.”
Lewis started well but Bruce obviously had a go at him, probably for being too attack minded. The lad’s confidence was destroyed. He was frightened to do anything and got dropped. Under Howe I think he has shown his old self and should be kept as a player if not of the present then of the future..