Newcastle United backed to sign Kieran Trippier replacement after source’s reveal – pundit
Alan Hutton has insisted Denzel Dumfries has what it takes to replace Kieran Trippier at Newcastle United.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, the former Tottenham and Aston Villa defender said competition for places is exactly what Newcastle need to take them to the next level.
Earlier this month (7 May), sources told this site that the Magpies are considering a summer bid for the 27-year-old as they search for a new right-back.
Eddie Howe is keen to bring in more competition and depth on the right side of defence and is urging the board to sanction a move for the Inter Milan right-back.
Howe is also keen to add recruits to the left side of defence and Arsenal’s Kieran Tierney is one of his top targets heading into the summer window.
Dumfries will have two years left on his contract in Italy at the end of the season after joining from PSV Eindhoven in 2021.
When asked if Dumfries will be able to replace Trippier in the starting XI, Hutton told Football Insider: “I think he is a brilliant football player.
“Already for such a young age, what he is achieving is up there. I think the next step for him is to go to the Premier League.
“Newcastle are definitely doing it in the right way. I think they are spending money and recruiting well, not just splashing the cash on anybody. They are in a situation that we did not see this early on.
“They have to go again and improve and Dumfries definitely gives you that. He definitely gives you the competition, so that would be a good battle moving forward and I think that is what they need to take the team to the next level.
“If they could get that over the line with Tierney possibly on the other side, I think they would have a really strong defence.”
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