Newcastle leading Lennon Miller race

An replace has emerged on Newcastle United and their pursuit of Lennon Miller forward of the January switch window…

What’s the speak?

In response to The Sun, the Magpies are ‘heading’ the race to land the younger central midfielder from Motherwell, though no different golf equipment are named within the piece.

The report claims that the Tyneside outfit have have been sending scouts to observe him in motion up in Scotland, with the membership now trying to carry him to St. James’ Park.

There is no such thing as a point out of how a lot it could value to take him away from the Premiership aspect – after he signed knowledgeable contract with them earlier this 12 months.

May axe Sean Longstaff

Swooping to signal Miller from Motherwell may enable Eddie Howe to drop one of many membership’s underperforming gamers from latest campaigns – Sean Longstaff.

Within the final three full Premier League seasons, the midfielder has averaged a SofaScore rating of 6.66 or lower – rating 18th or lower inside the Newcastle squad every time. This proves that he has been disappointing for plenty of years as he has struggled to place in high quality performances on a constant foundation.

Ought to Newcastle signal Miller?

The £50k-per-week dud additionally misplaced the majority of his particular person duels, within the air and on the bottom, throughout that point. This reveals that he’s a light-weight in the course of the park as he’s unable to impose himself on video games together with his bodily presence.

In Miller, Newcastle may discover a participant to construct as much as taking Longstaff’s place within the squad. The 16-year-old has proven nice promise in his brief profession up to now and will have the potential to develop right into a first-team high quality participant for the Magpies.

He grew to become a record-breaker as he made his first-team debut for Motherwell on the age of 16, changing into their youngest ever participant within the course of.

Miller’s father, Lee, just lately claimed that the teenager may have made his bow in Scottish soccer at a fair youthful age, had it been allowed. He said: 

“Lennon bought nice suggestions from Stevie as nicely, he spoke rather well of him. He stated it wasn’t only a token gesture to play Lennon, which I do know can occur. Typically gamers are simply placed on to make an announcement, however Lennon has greater than earned his proper inside the squad.

“Stevie additionally talked about if the age restriction wasn’t there he would have made his debut at 15.”

The previous Scotland worldwide went on to explain his son as a “great kid” and the Motherwell web site states that he’s a “technically gifted” and “level-headed” midfielder.

His emergence at such a younger age highlights the potential that he has, because the Scottish group and Newcastle – given their curiosity in him – see a brilliant future for {the teenager}.

Subsequently, the Magpies should carry him in and look to develop him with a view to finally dropping the underperforming Longstaff in favour of the Scottish youth worldwide if the teenager can kick on and make the step as much as common first-team soccer.