West Ham may well end up missing out on Ross Barkley to Newcastle.
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We think that’s a good thing, however.
The Athletic claims that the Magpies are trying to sign the Chelsea play-maker.
That comes after the Hammers were linked with a swoop for the 27-year-old earlier this week (90 Min).
It was recently reported that Chelsea will demand as much as £30 million for Barkley (The Express & Star).
That is so much money for a player who has underperformed for so long now.
West Ham should let Newcastle have Barkley
We think that David Moyes could and should be setting his sights a whole lot higher than the 27-year-old Chelsea man.
Since the start of the 2017/18 campaign, Barkley has missed 322 days of action and 64 games through injury (Transfermarkt).
During that period of time, the 27-year-old has bagged only 14 goals and 12 assists in 111 games.
Those numbers certainly don’t justify the alleged £30m fee needed to prise him away from Stamford Bridge.
Let’s hope that Newcastle boss Steve Bruce manages to bring him to St James’ Park.
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West Ham don’t need Ross Barkley this summer. Certainly not the one who has struggled at Chelsea and Aston Villa over the past four years.
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