Newcastle United are reportedly fascinated by signing the Dundee United ahead Rory MacLeod.
The 16-year-old is a prodigious expertise with a shiny future forward of him. He may show to be a top quality long-term acquisition for Newcastle and it stays to be seen whether or not the Magpies can get a deal throughout the road earlier than the January window closes.
MacLeod is very rated on the Scottish membership and he has made three appearances within the Scottish Premiership as properly.
In response to journalist Keith Downie, MacLeod is without doubt one of the variety of gamers Newcastle are proper now. The Magpies are reportedly eager on enhancing the pool of younger expertise on the membership.
Downie informed GiveMeSport: “I feel he’s simply one other one for the youth group. They’re attempting to actually bulk up the youth aspect as a result of the academy at Newcastle has been uncared for for years.
“What they need to do is simply have a extra aggressive under-23 group they usually need to have a extra aggressive academy and higher youth gamers.
“He’s one among a quantity that they’re . I heard about that one final week. However he’s definitely not for the primary group.”
MacLeod has the potential to develop right into a first-team participant for Newcastle and dealing with a supervisor like Eddie Howe may assist him enhance as a participant. The Newcastle supervisor has performed properly to nurture younger skills all through his managerial profession.
The Premier League aspect definitely have the monetary assets to tempt the Scottish membership into promoting the prodigious younger attacker this month.
Since their takeover, Newcastle have put collectively a formidable squad however they’ve additionally proven a willingness to spend money on gifted younger gamers in order that they will safe their long-term future and construct the membership sustainably.
The chance to affix a Premier League membership is prone to be a tempting choice for the teenager and it stays to be seen whether or not MacLeod can safe a transfer to England this month.
