Three Newcastle players who face axe with Merino reportedly set to sign – view
Mohamed Diame
Diame, 30, showed only in glimpses last season what he was capable of, but those rare occurrences of quality were few and far between during the Toon’s promotion campaign.
Scoring only six goals from attacking midfield during 41 appearances in a side that are dominating matches against second-tier opposition simply is not good enough.
Although Merino is a deep-lying midfielder, he can play in the number 10 role, and that versatility should see Diame sold in the remaining weeks of the transfer window.
In other Newcastle transfer news, the Toon have been installed as favourites to sign a midfielder reportedly worth £25million.
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