Leeds United and Newcastle United in hunt to sign Chelsea midfielder Ross Barkley
Leeds United are in the hunt to sign Ross Barkley and are keen to sign the Chelsea midfielder in January, according to 90min.
The news outlet claims that Barkley, 27, is free to leave Stamford Bridge in the January transfer window and has also attracted attention from Burnley and Newcastle.
It is understood that intermediaries have already been in touch with Newcastle, who are also interested in Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
No thanks
Leeds need to sign a new central midfielder or two in the January transfer window based on what we’ve seen this season so far.
Kalvin Phillips still isn’t a player you can rely on to play in 38 Premier League matches a season while Tyler Roberts, Mateusz Klich and Rodrigo are not good enough to be played regularly in the midfield for a team in the top-flight of England football.
Barkley is someone with a wealth of top-flight experience to his name.
The ex-Everton player has made 227 Premier League appearances in his career and has also been capped 33 times by England.
However, he’s someone who’s struggled to be consistent in his career and has also had numerous issues with injuries.
Marcelo Bielsa’s famed style caused players to be more susceptible to injuries so we shouldn’t be touching Barkley with a barge pole, to be frank.
He’s also on a lot of money with the Telegraph reporting he pockets £110,000-a-week on his deal at Chelsea.
We can sign better players than Barkley.
But we really do need a new central midfielder in January because we’re in a fight against relegation based on what we’ve seen so far this season.
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