Newcastle are reportedly interested in signing the Chelsea duo of Christian Pulisic and Ruben Loftus-Cheek in the summer.
This is according to Dean Jones, who says the Magpies remain interested in the pair as they fight for playing time at Stamford Bridge. Pulisic and Loftus-Cheek have made a combined 44 appearances in all competitions this season and are on £150,000 and £120,000 a week respectively, so the sale of the duo will take a lot of pressure off Chelsea’s wage bill in the coming window. transfer.
Jones says Pulisic is an ‘intriguing’ player for Newcastle, who don’t seem too put off by his ugly injury record, while the club have long been fans of Loftus-Cheek.
Despite Newcastle’s new owners pumping a lot of funds into the club since their arrival, Chelsea player salaries could prove to be a hurdle, with four players already earning over £100,000 a week at the club. (according to Capology), so they may be discouraged by a sharp additional increase in their wage bill.
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If Newcastle do qualify for European football and sign Pulisic and Loftus-Cheek, the pair will bring plenty of experience in that regard, and at just 24 and 27 respectively, they still have plenty left in the tank to take the Magpies to the next level.
