NEWCASTLE have put Wolves skipper and England star Conor Coady on their wanted list for their Premier League rescue mission. The Toon are drawing up targets for January when the new owners will need to recruit for a potential survival fight. Coady, 28, is a huge favourite of leading advisor Frank McParland, one of Amanda […]
NEWCASTLE have put Wolves skipper and England star Conor Coady on their wanted list for their Premier League rescue mission.
The Toon are drawing up targets for January when the new owners will need to recruit for a potential survival fight.
Coady, 28, is a huge favourite of leading advisor Frank McParland, one of Amanda Staveley’s trusted friends who is due to take a senior role at the club.
McParland worked with Coady at Liverpool when he was coming through the ranks and helped him on his way to the top for club and country.
Wolves would not want to lose their star defender.
So it would take a significant sum — £20million or more — to persuade them to trade with a possible rival at the bottom end of the table.
However, the Geordies have money to spend on fees and big wages to tempt Coady, who has been overlooked by the Premier League big boys despite making the England squad.
Coady would be the type of player that Newcastle could build a team around with his leadership qualities as well as his playing skills.
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Newcastle will need a manager in place first — one who ideally sees Coady as an asset — but insiders reveal he is actively in their discussions for January.
The Toon have also been linked with Burnley centre-half James Tarkowski, whose contract is up in the summer.
He played under McParland at Brentford as well as at Turf Moor.
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