Chris Dobey tried to bring Marcelo Brozovic to Newcastle United

Chris Dobey has revealed he tried to persuade Croatian midfielder Marcelo Brozović to join Newcastle after becoming friends during lockdown.

Speaking on Sky Sports' Love The Darts podcast, he explained how they played darts together over FaceTime.

Dobey said:

"I tried to get him to Newcastle but he was having none of it!"

Brozović sent him an Inter shirt, with Dobey returning the favour with darts gear.

Dobey's Newcastle connections

The Bedlington-born darts player grew up supporting Newcastle, so it's hardly surprising he took the opportunity to put a word in.

We've seen him put his darting skills to use closer to home too. Back in November 2024, Dobey visited Newcastle's training ground to take on Lewis Hall and Tino Livramento in a series of challenges.

With Sean Longstaff and Matt Targett watching, he hit a 180 on his very first visit to the board.

Brozović proved rather harder to win over. Still, you can't fault Dobey for trying!