An analysis of Newcastle United's midfield and potential transfer targets during the January window.
Submitting your details indicates your consent for The Mag to send you email marketing messages and process personal data. Please read ourPrivacy Policy. It is extraordinary how the imminent dawn of the January transfer window has transformed so many Newcastle United players in recent weeks. Several players, who were looking like their best days were long gone, have suddenly started to look anything but jaded and expendable.
Who should Newcastle be willing to part with and is there really a need to pay silly money for a new signing?Take Jacob Murphy, for example. Three goals in the last two Premier League games along with multiple assists. Murphy has looked dynamic in recent weeks, and in the eyes of many probably deserved to have doubled his goal tally. This is not the Murphy that we saw earlier in the year when he struggled to hold down a spot and was often the first man to be subbed out when he did get a start. Murphy has been firing shots on goal, creating chances by getting to the byline and showing genuine pace and determination in his attacking and defensive play. Murphy has three goals and five assists to his name this season, despite only making ten starts. Does Anthony Elanga (two goals and two assists in a firing Nottingham Forest side) or Antoine Semenyo (five goals and one assist) offer a significant upgrade on what Murphy brings to the table? Signing Elanga or Semenyo would chew up Newcastle’s transfer budget but for what level of improvement? If Murphy can find the consistency that has until now often eluded him, then Newcastle would not need to invest in a costly import at right-wing.Both are perceived as occupying positions that need refurbishment. Fabian Schar was surely close to being replaced by Marc Guehi at the start of the season and is still under threat from the Crystal Palace man if media noise is to be believe
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