Newcastle increasingly hopeful of signing Joe Willock on another loan deal and expect a decision from Arsenal in the next 48 hours… with Steve Bruce also pushing to sign Marseille midfielder Boubacar Kamara
- Newcastle are confident of signing Joe Willock on a season-long loan
- The Arsenal midfielder spent the second half of last season with the Magpies
- The club expect a decision from the Gunners and the player in the next 48 hours
- Steve Bruce is also hoping to sign Marseille midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Newcastle are increasingly hopeful of signing Joe Willock on another season loan from Arsenal.
Steve Bruce has been pushing for an answer from the 21-year-old and Newcastle expect to know within the next 48 hours.
Should the move get the go-ahead, they are also hoping to move for Marseille midfielder Boubacar Kamara.
Newcastle are increasingly hopeful of signing Joe Willock on another loan from Arsenal
The France U21 international has one year left on contract and they are hoping he can be prised away for around £12million.
Kamara, 21, can also cover at centre-back but played 40 of his 43 appearances last season in a defensive midfield role.
He joined Marseille at the age of five and worked his way up to the first team, making his debut at the age of 17.
Steve Bruce is also pushing to sign 21-year-old Marseille midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Newcastle also remain keen on a loan for Manchester United’s Axel Tuanzebe and are in talks to sell Yoshinori Muto, with interest in the striker from Greek club Aris Thessaloniki.
Tunazebe played under Bruce during two separate loan spells with Aston Villa in 2018 and 2019.
The 23-year-old was on the periphary of United’s first-team squad last season, with just four starts in the Premier League and a further five in all comeptitions.
Bruce reiterated his desire to bring in new players last week and said the club would keep working on a deal for Willock to return. The midfielder scored eight goals in 14 games for the Magpies last season.
‘Of course we want him back, he did great with us and gives us another dimension in midfield that we haven’t got,’ Bruce said after his side beat Doncaster Rovers 3-2 in a friendly last Friday.
‘We’ll keep bashing away at it.’
Willock scored eight goals in 14 games during his loan spell with the Magpies last season
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