Newcastle reject two offers from Nottingham Forest and Fulham - Craig Hope

According to Craig Hope at The Mail, Newcastle United have rejected loan bids for Matt Targett from Nottingham Forest and Fulham.

The left-back has lost his place in Eddie Howe’s side over the past year. Dan Burn has regularly slotted in, but he’s slipped further down the pecking order following the arrival of Lewis Hall; who has signed on an initial loan that includes an obligation to buy for £28m next summer.

Targett did feature in Sunday’s 2-1 defeat to Liverpool, replacing the injured Sven Botman prior to Darwin Nunez’s 93rd minute winner.

I can understand why we’ve rejected loan bids, as we may be an injury or two away from needing the 27-year-old. On the flip side, I wouldn’t be surprised if the player himself would welcome a temporary switch in search of game time.

After all, he left Aston Villa because he was frustrated by his lack of minutes, so he may feel the writing is on the wall regarding his first-team prospects following Hall's arrival. If a decent permanent bid arrives, I do wonder if our stance would change.