Newcastle face another battle with Brighton- this time for the signing of Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
According to a report in The Sun last season’s Championship rivals are both looking to bring in the Chelsea midfielder on a season long loan.
Loftus-Cheek spent last season at Stamford Bridge but started only six matches spending most of his time on the bench watching Chelsea win the Premier League title.
Antonio Conte has sanctioned the midfielder going out on loan with Newcastle hoping to bring the midfielder to the north-east.
Rafa Benitez has extensive contacts at Chelsea from his time in charge of the club and is hoping to convince them that he can accelerate Loftus-Cheek’s development.
The Newcastle boss is looking to bring in experienced new signings but is also prepared to bring in highly rated younger players looking to make their breakthrough. Earlier in the transfer window Newcastle converted Christian Atsu’s loan deal from Chelsea into a permanent move.
