Salomon Rondon has revealed that he would love to play for Newcastle United again if the opportunity presented itself.
The towering striker enjoyed a fine season-long loan at Newcastle under Rafael Benitez a couple of years ago.
Rondon, who was on loan from West Bromwich Albion, netted 11 Premier League goals for the Magpies.
For a team threatened by relegation to the Championship, that’s quite a decent return and fans of the St James’s Park club really treated him like one of their own for his work ethic during his loan.
The Venezuela international returned to West Brom, before sealing a £16 million move to Chinese outfit Dalian Professional in July of last year [Yahoo! Sport].
But the 31-year-old has said that if another stint at Newcastle was a possibility, he’d jump at the chance.
He told The Guardian: “If, in January, I had a chance to sign again for Newcastle I would do it for sure because they gave me a lot and I felt so much when I was at St James’.”
Will Newcastle need him in January? Well, you’d hope not because it would mean that Callum Wilson and Joelinton are struggling.
With Wilson coming in for £20 million this summer, United have now spent an eye-watering £60 million on goalscorers over the past year or so.
And if they’re desperate enough to need a Rondon who’s been plying his trade in China for the last 15 months then it’s a pretty sobering thought, even the player might admit.
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