Sky Sports: Newcastle United have bid rejected for Stoke City striker
Sky Sports have revealed this afternoon that Newcastle have seen a bid rejected for Stoke City striker Joselu.
The Chronicle have suggested that a formal bid is yet to be submitted for the Spaniard, stating an initial enquiry is set to be followed by ongoing talks with Stoke, however Sky Sports claim a bid has been turned down by The Potters.
https://twitter.com/SkySports_Keith/status/893461651856527360
Since his £6m arrival in 2015, the 6ft 3', former Spain U-21 forward has been handed just 10 starts by Mark Hughes, scoring 4 goals in the process. He spent last season on loan in La Liga with Deportivo La Coruna, netting 6 times in 22 appearances.
Joselu has impressed upon his return to Stoke in pre-season however, netting four times in 2 games, including this impressive strike earlier in the week:
https://twitter.com/wizardsofdrivel/status/892508975899561985
Considering his goal record has been anything but prolific of late, the signing of the 27-year old will not excite those of us eagerly anticipating the arrival of a proven goalscorer, but I believe the below tweet sums up Benitez's interest in Joselu perfectly (or at least you'd like to think so!):
https://twitter.com/DavieONeill/status/893460628622495745
