‘Real chance’ Newcastle make move for England new boy after call-up
There is a “real chance” that Newcastle could make a move for England new boy Jobe Bellingham after his maiden call-up to the senior side, per Mick Brown.
The Magpies lost star midfielders Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes in the summer. Joe Willock and new signing Nico Gonzalez have played the most minutes in the middle of the park this season.
But with Newcastle in the bottom half of the table, there are now links with more additions in the midfield.
England new boy Jobe has been linked with the Magpies, and former Premier League scout Brown thinks that’s a move that has legs.
He told Football Insider: “Jobe Bellingham has long been a target for quite a few Premier League clubs.
“I think he’s a talented player in his own right, and if anything, the constant comparisons to Jude haven’t done him many favours because he’s simply not at that level.
“But he’s proving for Dortmund that he can be a useful player at the top level, and now he’s in the England squad, so I have no doubt scouts will be watching him closely.
“Looking at teams in the Premier League who need a midfielder, Newcastle are probably the standout options, and I’m sure they will be well aware of his situation.
“If he continues to impress for Dortmund and he comes into this England side, although I’m not sure how many minutes he will play, there is a real chance Newcastle could make a move.
“That’s one club who could be interested, but ultimately, players who are earning England call-ups are bound to have more than just one club looking at them.”
Jobe Bellingham among host of England new boys
Jobe is one of a few new boys in the England senior squad, alongside Fulham’s Josh King and now Bournemouth’s James Hill, who was retrospectively added to the squad after Ezri Konsa was ruled out.
Journalist Paul Wheelcock has spoken on the decision to go with some younger players ahead of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, who he felt was deserving of a spot in the squad.
He wrote: “You’ve got to feel for Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. He has been in fantastic form in the lead up to this latest England squad announcement and, with Thomas Tuchel overlooking Cole Palmer and Phil Foden, you would have felt he had a real chance of winning his maiden call-up.
“Instead Tuchel kept faith with Eberechi Eze and selected two youngsters in Josh King of Fulham and Borussia Dortmund’s Jobe Bellingham, brother of Jude.
“That will be a blow to Dewsbury-Hall, who must simply keep plugging away in the hope of forcing his way into the England manager’s thinking.”
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