Signing players based on where you expect to be competing next season can often be a recipe for disaster, just ask Leeds United under former chairman Peter Ridsdale, but with Newcastle United ten points clear of the play off places at the top of the Championship it’s pretty safe to assume the Magpies will be enjoying Premier League football next season which is why it’s vital they start looking at strengthening their squad as soon as possible, which they have done according to the latest reports linking them with Arsenal’s Calum Chambers.
Newcastle face opposition from the likes of West Ham United and Everton for the defender’s signature and at £10 million he’s not exactly cheap, but a 22 year-old with Premier League experience who has impressed while on loan in the North East at Middlesbrough could be an ideal fit for Rafa Benitez and his St James’s revolution.
Here’s how Newcastle fans have reacted to the news Chambers could be joining their club in the summer:
With some contract issues also, I think Ramsey,Wilshire,Walcott,Ox,Chambers would be quality signings, they need a fresh start to #nufc
— Danny Roberts (@dannyJroberts26) April 2, 2017
@ToonTransfer Could be a good signing but needs to find his position
— scott (@howay_the_lad) April 2, 2017
@ToonTransfer @9December1892 Be a class signing but I can’t see it
— Jonny (@Jonathangeldar1) April 2, 2017
@NUFC360 This would be too ironic
— Calum Chambers (@CalumChambers) April 1, 2017
Darlow
Yedlin Chambers Lascelles Shaw
Ritchie Ramsey Wilshire Walcott
Ox
Gray #nufc— Danny Roberts (@dannyJroberts26) April 2, 2017