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‘In a heartbeat’: Newcastle fans react as £153k-a-week striker teases SJP move

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Salomon Rondon of Newcastle United celebrates after scoring his team’s second goal during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Liverpool FC at St. James Park on May 04,… (Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Newcastle United fans are reacting on Twitter to Salomon Rondon’s comments.

The former Magpies loanee has intimated to TNT Sport that he’d be interested in a return to St James’s Park.

Rondon scored 11 Premier League goals during a season-long loan at Newcastle for the 2018-19 campaign.

It’s a decent return for a relegation-threatened side which United were at the time and fans of the North-East club were fond of him.

He said recently: “There was a lot of talk about what happened at Newcastle with the purchase of the Saudi group. There are a lot of rumours about the interest, but you have to wait. My present at the moment is in China.

“I have worked very well with Rafa for a year and a half. But you have to wait and see what happens. I would not look badly on a return to the Premier League.”

Here’s how Newcastle supporters reacted to the comments on Twitter:

It’s obvious that the club need a new striker, because Joelinton has flopped in a big way following his £40 million move and Andy Carroll simply isn’t reliable.

Having said that, you could forgive the supporters if they wanted somebody a bit more high-profile than the 30-year-old Venezuela hitman – who’s earning over £150,00 per week in China – and especially if this £300 million takeover goes through.

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