Report: Mbwana Samatta denies Newcastle, West Ham rumour at airport

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Newcastle United and West Ham United reportedly want Mbwana Samatta.

According to Mwana Spoti in Tanzania, Genk striker Mbwana Samatta has denied any knowledge of interest from Newcastle United and West Ham United.

Samatta, 26, smashed 32 goals in 51 games for Genk last season to help them win the Belgian title last season, and he’s been in great form this term too.

The striker – formerly of TP Mazembe in DR Congo – has been in great form this season too, scoring eight times in 19 appearances.

After scoring at Anfield against Liverpool last week, Samatta unsurprisingly attracted major attention, and two Premier League clubs are thought to be interested in signing him.

BBC Sport claim that both Newcastle United and West Ham United are keen to sign Samatta in January, with the two sides seeking another goalscorer.

However, it’s now claimed that when Samatta arrived into Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam for international duty with Tanzania, he denied any knowledge of the interest.

Samatta claimed his representatives hadn’t told him anything about a move to England, so he’s seemingly not paying too much attention to the speculation just yet.

If he continues to score though, Samatta will be attracting interest not only from those two clubs, but possibly even more sides in the Premier League.