Some Newcastle United fans on social media have been going a bit crazy after they were linked with a move for Borussia Dortmund midfielder Axel Witsel.
The Belgian is an exciting player for the Magpies to be linked with. The 32-year-old has so much experience at the top level and he’s got well over 100 caps for Belgium.
Interestingly, it isn’t the link to Witsel that had Newcastle fans most excited, it was one of the finer details of the report.
Indeed, in TuttoJuve’s article, it was claimed that Newcastle are the frontrunners for Witsel’s signature due to the fact Juventus can’t compete with their financial strength.
It’s often tough to compute just how rich Newcastle are now, but the fact that they’re able to offer Witsel more than Juventus just goes to show how much financial might the Magpies now have.
Here’s what the St James’ Park faithful have been saying about Witsel on social media…
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