Newcastle: Shearer tells 'concerned' Howe to sign ex-Man Utd star as two transfer 'priorities' emerge
Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer owns advised his former club to indicator a goalkeeper and striker during the upcoming January transmit window.
The Magpies have thrown away eight of their last 12 games across all competitions and the duress is placing on Eddie Howe, that is the fourth favourite to be the next off Premier League supervisor sacked.
Newcastle are presently without initially-volition goalkeeper Nick Pope, that owns been adjudicated out for a couple of months with a pensive shoulder injury.
Alternative goalkeeper Martin Dubravka owns been drafted in to replace Pope. At the start of this month, Howe – that is “apprehensive” around Newcastle’s ongoing downheartedness – was tireless that the former Manchester United loanee is good sufficient to replace the England international.
“We actually assume in Martin and I’ve habitually owned that high viewpoint of him,” Howe told contributors.
“Of training course, we channelled in Nick – we longed to build event for rooms, we longed to build a team that we thumbed can actually lug us to good success – however Martin is a high-poise goalkeeper.
“He’s a vivid shot-stopper himself, he’s inadequately good with his feet and his assignment, so certainly no ambiguity around bringing Martin correct into the team and I hope he implements actually nicely.”
Newcastle have been attached with former Individual Utd goalkeeper David De Gea of late and he is reportedly open to signing for the Premier League side.
The Spain international owns been without a club since vacating Individual Utd in the summertime upon the expiry of his arrangement. He owns been attached with numerous European clubs and Saudi Pro League outfits however he is yet to situate a brand-steady residence.
Shearer presupposes De Gea would be an above reproach signing however he similarly wants his former club to indicator a brand-steady centre-onward.
“I would concur goalkeeper and centre onward would be the 2 leading top priorities for me,” Shearer said on BBC Radio 5 Live.
“But good good blessing trying to situate a good centre onward that you can carry in for a reputable quantity of cash.”
Once administered questions whether he would indicator De Gea for Newcastle, Shearer responded to: “Yeah, I would.
“I reckon Newcastle care a goalkeeper, and De Gea is out there. I interpreted the wage would be copious however they wouldn’t have to reimbursement a charge for him.”
Fellow pundit Jamie Redknapp fresh advisable that De Gea “would be an upgrade” on Dubravka.
“I would say that bringing in David de Gea for Martin Dubravka would be an upgrade after what he did at Manchester United,” Redknapp said.
He added: “It’s a sickening injury, and so once you’ve got a goalkeeper of that particular I would execute it and not delay as others can response onward of you. I’m startled somebody hasn’t pilfered him currently to be straightforward.”
