New Lloyd Kelly claims from Italy - Newcastle now insisting on Juventus clause?
Lloyd Kelly is the latest Mag to be heavily linked with a potential January move away, barely six months on from his free agent arrival from Bournemouth.
Last week we saw strong links with Fenerbahce, who appear to have gone elsewhere after agreeing to sign Aston Villa's Diego Carlos instead, but Juventus are the latest club to show interest.
Fabrizio Romano confirmed the Serie A giants' interest on Sunday and there's now been updates arriving from Italy.
New claims from Italy on Lloyd Kelly
Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport are the latest to report on Lloyd Kelly and a potential move to Juventus for the Newcastle United defender.
After reports on Sunday stated that Juventus had initially requested a loan-to-buy transfer, it's claimed Newcastle will only entertain that deal if it includes an obligation to buy for €30m (£25m) at the end of the season.
This fits in with that The Chronicle's Lee Ryder reported earlier today, claiming the club were reluctant to sell but sanction his sale for PSR reasons if a £25m bid arrived.
However, it doesn't seem likely that Juve match our demands. Gazzetta state that the Old Lady are not keen on an obligation-to-buy clause and value Kelly well below £25m.
Sky Italy also report that Juventus are exploring their options, stating that Chelsea's Renato Veiga has also been looked at if talks over Kelly don't reach a positive conclusion.
Newcastle right to stand firm
Kelly hasn't had the best of starts at Newcastle and has work to do to win back his place in Howe's XI, but we're also an injury or two away from needing
A loan with no obligation to buy does not benefit us at all, wages aside, so you can see why Newcastle have no interest in a loan that does not include a compulsory clause.
Yes, he arrived on a free over the summer and is yet to impress, but it would be poor business to accept a low-ball offer and take any profit we can just because he arrived without a transfer fee a few months ago.
He is still a solid squad player, making it silly for Newcastle to sell unless a good offer comes in and/or we can use those funds to make a signing of our own this month. With the club competing on three fronts, selling on the cheap for no real gain wouldn't make sense.
