Newcastle United reportedly wanted to sign Tom Cairney from Fulham in the January transfer window.
Fulham want as much as £20 million in order to part company with Tom Cairney in the summer transfer window, according to The Mirror.
It has been reported that Fulham are under no pressure to sell Cairney and have slapped a £20m price-tag on the midfielder.
According to The Mirror, Newcastle United wanted to sign the 26-year-old in the January transfer window.
However, it has been reported that manager Rafael Benitez was staggered at the fee that Fulham wanted.
Newcastle are a massive club and should get promoted to the Premier League at the end of the season, and perhaps they should make a move for the Fulham midfielder in the summer.
Cairney has been superb for Fulham since his move to Craven Cottage in the summer of 2015.
The Scotland international has scored nine goals and created 95 chances in 35 Championship appearances for the Cottagers so far this season.
During the 2015-16 campaign, the midfielder scored eight goals and created 64 chances in 38 league games for the London outfit.
Cairney is a good player, and Newcastle would be wise to make a move for him in the summer.
The £20m fee is indeed a deterrent, but if Benitez likes him, then the club’s chiefs should back him.
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