Newcastle could replace Murphy with Pulisic

Newcastle United are presently sitting within the prime 4 within the Premier League table after a unbelievable begin to the 2022/23 marketing campaign below Eddie Howe.

The Magpies have accrued 21 factors from 12 video games and are above Manchester United, Liverpool, and Chelsea because it stands, though they’ve performed one sport greater than all three of these.

Howe’s males have gained four of their final 5 matches within the prime flight and are on a terrific run of type which presently has them in competition to complete in a European place.

Nonetheless, the membership’s very good leads to the league this season might not cease Dan Ashworth from dipping into the switch market to enhance the squad additional in January.

It was lately reported that the Magpies are eager on a deal to signal Christian Pulisic from Chelsea for €45m (£39m), because the 24-year-old is sad along with his lack of game-time at Stamford Bridge below Graham Potter.

Signing the USA worldwide from the Blues might enable Ashworth to lastly ditch one in all Newcastle’s greatest underperformers lately, particularly Jacob Murphy.

The £35k-per-week dud has produced one objective and nil assists in 12 appearances within the Premier League this season, after managing one objective and two assists in 33 outings final time period enjoying as a winger and a full-back at occasions.

Pulisic has solely began twice within the prime flight in 2022/23 however he caught the attention final season with six objectives and two assists in 13 begins for Chelsea.

Beforehand talking concerning the competitors for his place within the Chelsea crew, Hakim Ziyech hailed the previous Borussia Dortmund man by saying: “Kai (Havertz) and Timo (Werner) are two huge skills, they’ve proved it at their golf equipment earlier than. Christian is among the greatest skills. They’ve plenty of high quality.

“Christian has been right here a season longer, and you may see what he’s able to doing on the pitch. He’s a loopy winger. It’s actually thrilling to work with them and I can’t wait to be on the pitch, absolutely match and doing our factor.”

Would Pulisic be signing?

The American ahead’s greatest season for Chelsea got here within the 2019/20 marketing campaign as he scored nine objectives and offered four assists in 25 Premier League video games.

On the age of 24, he’s additionally three years youthful than Murphy and will have extra years in him as a participant, while holding larger potential to develop and enhance.

Coupled with the pair’s respective statistics within the prime flight, this implies that Pulisic may very well be an improve on the Englishman, which might enable Ashworth to lastly ditch the previous Norwich man after becoming a member of the Tyneside membership in 2017.