The Magpies’ pursuit of the former Wolverhampton Wanderers captain comes after £60 million signing Sandro Tonali’s betting-related ban. The club’s potential interest in the 26-year-old midfielder could have been outlawed, but seven Premier League teams opposed a temporary ban on deals between related clubs earlier this week.Speaking on Sky Bet’s Stick To Football show, Carragher elaborated:
“When you talk about Newcastle United and you talk about Neves and it’s just almost like a rumor. When you think about Tonali, Newcastle have bought a player from AC Milan, and you could argue, strongly, that Newcastle haven’t done their due diligence.” Carragher, who represented Liverpool 737 times in his career, added: Claiming that Newcastle should pay for their mistake, Carragher said: Liverpool urged to sign a holding midfielder
Liverpool great Jamie Carragher has claimed that Newcastle United should not be allowed to loan in Al-Hilal star Ruben Neves in January.Newcastle United, who are owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, have recently been rumored to sign Neves on a loan move in the winter transfer window. They are in the pole position to lure the Portuguese star away from the PIF-owned club, according to TEAMtalk.
“They don’t know enough about what’s going on in this guy’s private life, they’ve then spent a lot of money and now they’re going to lose the player. Now that should hurt them as a club because they haven’t done things the right way.”
“So they shouldn’t then be allowed to go and get Neves – who is a £50 million player – for free, on a loan, because they’ve made a mistake. If they’ve made a mistake, they should almost pay for it – like you would do with scouting and bringing players in.”
During an interview with Squawka, ex-Liverpool right-back Glen Johnson asserted that his former club should attempt to add a defensive midfielder to their ranks next January. He said:
“I always think the defensive midfield role is a key role for a title-winning team. They are the anchor for the whole team and a good one can raise the whole team’s performance. They are probably going to need a natural anchor man, because [Alexis] Mac Allister and [Dominik] Szoboszlai want to be further forward.”
