Sources: Newcastle United terminate Joe White deal as Stockport County move agreed
Newcastle United are terminating midfielder Joe White’s Crewe Alexandra loan for him to join Stockport County for the second half of the 2023-24 campaign, sources have told Football Insider.
White, 21, joined Crewe on a six-month loan deal in the summer transfer window and the attacking midfielder has impressed for the Railwaymen.
League Two leaders Stockport have moved to agree a deal with Newcastle to take White on loan for the second half of the season.
He will link up with his new club as soon as the transfer window opens on 1st January.
The midfielder has made 20 appearances for Crewe so far this season, notching two goals and three assists.
He joined the Cheshire outfit on the penultimate day of the summer window but is now set for another EFL move.
White predominately plays as a central midfielder but can also play on both flanks and in more advanced central roles.
The former England Under-18 international has also had loan spells at Exeter and Hartlepool since making his senior breakthrough.
Despite featuring prominently for Newcastle at youth level, White is yet to make his first-team debut for the Magpies.
He signed a new three-year deal at St James’ Park last year (2022), keeping him on Tyneside until the summer of 2022.
White was named on the bench for Newcastle in Premier League games against Man United and Man City in the 2021-22 campaign.
He is one of several players, including Harrison Ashby and Kell Watts, to be loaned out by the Magpies to gain first-team experience this term.
Crewe sit fifth in League Two but are 12 points behind league leaders Stockport – who are poised to steal White away from their promotion rivals.
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