Steve Bruce’s Newcastle United need reinforcements if they are to push on in the Premier League but what does the future hold for Javi Manquillo.
Steve Bruce wants a new midfielder, a new striker and a new winger this summer, according to the Chronicle, but Javi Manquillo is still facing an uncertain future at Newcastle United.
The Magpies may be all-but safe from relegation already, and into the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time in 14 years, but that does not mean that everyone on Tyneside sees the 2019/20 campaign as a roaring success.
If you were going to make a list of the most attractive, watchable teams in the Premier League, Newcastle would be near the bottom with their relative success in recent months a triumph of organisation over flair; pragmatism over style.
In an ideal world, Bruce would be looking to replicate Kevin Keegan’s famed entertainers and, according to the Chronicle, the much-maligned manager wants three new players to improve his squad – a striker, a winger and an all-action central midfielder.
While three could come in, however, Manquillo may be on his way out.
The former Liverpool and Sunderland right-back is out of contract in July, although this deadline may be extended due to the COVID-19 crisis. And the Chronicle reports that, so far at least, there has been no decision made over the Spaniard’s future.
Manquillo enjoyed an impressive start to the season, producing a superb assist against Sheffield United. And the Northern Echo reported in January that David Moyes was keen to reunite with his ex-Sunderland stopper at West Ham United.
The longer Newcastle wait around, more clubs than West Ham could show an interest.
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