Agbonlahor: Newcastle United backed to complete signing of Joelinton replacement from rival – ‘perfect’
Leandro Trossard would be the “perfect” signing for Newcastle United, according to Gabby Agbonlahor.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, the ex-Aston Villa and England attacker claimed Trossard would be able to offer much more than Joelinton as Allan Saint-Maximin’s understudy on the left wing.
Joelinton started the 2-1 win over Newcastle United on Sunday (23 October) as Saint-Maximin remains out with injury.
Trossard has six goals and two assists in 11 Premier League games this season but has entered the final year of his contract at Brighton & Hove Albion although the club have the option to extend it by a further 12 months.
90min reported last week (17 October) that Newcastle are interested in signing the 27-year-old and want to get him on a cut-price deal.
Asked whether Trossard has the ability to help Newcastle, Agbonlahor told Football Insider correspondent Connor Whitley: “Yes, I do, I think he definitely is.
“He plays for Belgium as well, his national team, which is a talented team.
“I think Trossard would fit in nicely on that left wing. Saint-Maximin is a very good player but he’s injured a lot. Joelinton played there at the weekend.
“When you are fighting for top-four, you need two players in each position, fighting for each position.
“I think he would fit in perfectly there. If I was Newcastle, I’d look to get that done in January.
“You know Brighton are a selling club, so if you pay the right money for him, they would sell.
“He’d fit in perfectly into that team and is the sort of player who would help them push into the top-four.”
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