Newcastle’s Dutch deal still not dead
Dutch left back Erike Pieters has been linked with a move to St James’ Park as a replacement for Jose Enrique but nothing has yet to materialise despite the club’s interest.
Pieters is keen to try his hand at the Premier League but is still waiting to hear whether Newcastle are going to make a move for him.
“The Premier League is a very good league to play in.” He said.
“I’m open to this step, it seems a great challenge. But if it fails, I am not disappointed.”
Pieters added: “My agent must report to me when it is really concrete. I have not heard yet, so I wait.”
Ryan Taylor has filled in at left back so far this season and scored the winner in the Tyne Wear derby on Saturday but Magpies boss Alan Pardew wants a specialist.
Pardew was in attendance during PSV’s game against ADO Den Haag on Sunday to run the rule over the 23-year-old.
The Eredivisie side have already confessed that they wouldn’t deny Pieters the chance to move to England paving the way for Newcastle.
It’s thought that Pardew was impressed by what he saw and is now considering whether to make a £6 million bid to land the defender.
Written by Jak Penny
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August 24th, 2011
This is becoming a longer running production than The Mousetrap.
August 24th, 2011
Fat ash and Newcastle have done there transfer business they won’t bring another player in whilst my arse points downwards,lies lies and even more lies
August 24th, 2011
This is Bull.
If PSV wanted 5m for the player,the club would claim to have offered 3M.
Every time we claim to be interested in a target its the same old story.
If you are only pepared to pay peanuts,you,ll end up with monkeys.