Newcastle NOT interested in Sturridge?

According to the back page of The Chronicle it would appear that Newcastle have no interest in signing Daniel Strurridge.

This was leaked in an early edition of the publication which I struggled to read, but it's up now in all it's glory. Readable or not, if you take away all of the fluff and tinsel all that is left is the glaring fact that NUFC are not even considering entering the race to sign arguably the hottest young, English striker on the block at the moment.

In my view it's a damning indictment of the transfer policy in place currently at St James' Park. The policy is packaged as one that will not see us splash cash on players that will only lose value and only buy young, hungry players that will improve. Sturridge would fit the latter mould, no doubt.

At a rumoured £15 million it would be a steal as he has proven that he can score goals in the Premier League. It's a no-brainer. So why aren't we interested? Why oh why are we not even enquiring about him?

Before I go on too much of a rant, it's worth pointing out that it is The Chronicle and it only "understands" the stance on Sturridge, but it certainly doesn't paint a great picture does it? We need a goalscorer - Sturridge is a goalscorer, that even fits the criteria of our apparent transfer policy. Baffling.

Being honest, it's probably the price tag that has put us off even looking at Sturridge. As one blogger said this morning "eight-figure syndrome". As well as our players being young and hungry, they must also not cost over £5 million or something ridiculous like that. I don't mind that so much, but if a player comes along who is worth it then I'd like to think we'd at least try and sign him.

Apparently not.