New injury setback revealed, Xhaka linked & England call-up announced – NUFC news round-up
by Olly Hawkins ·
A round-up of today’s NUFC news and gossip:
- Matt Ritchie has suffered a setback in training - while tomorrow's game will also come too soon for Fabian Schar and Florian Lejeune - Full story here.
- Matty Longstaff has earned his first call up to the England U20 squad for their games against Portugal and Iceland later this month - Full story here.
- According to The Times, Newcastle are set to offer Granit Xhaka an escape route from Arsenal in the new year - Full story here.
- Neil Redfearn is being linked with an immediate return to football, with him reportedly battling ex-Sunderland boss Jack Ross for the vacant Hibernian job - Full story here.
- Mark Douglas believes Steve Bruce is interested in Granit Xhaka – claiming he’s been on the club’s radar since the days of Graham Carr - however he feels the deal may not be possible financially - Full story here.
- Charlie Nicholas has released his prediction for Newcastle vs Bournemouth - and has made some strange comments about Bruce and NUFC - Full story here.
- A Newcastle United statement has confirmed that highly-rated England U19 international Kelland Watts has signed a 3-year deal with the club - Full story here.
- Despite scoring last weekend, Sheffield Wednesday fans continue to be left unimpressed by Jacob Murphy - Read their worrying comments on social media here.
