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Newcastle line up Aaron Ramsey transfer with Juventus desperate to get his £400k wages off books
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NEWCASTLE are monitoring Aaron Ramsey’s situation at Juventus – with the Italian giants desperate to bin the Welsh midfielder.
Ramsey has played just 112 minutes all season and Juve want to offload his £400,000-per-week wages.
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Toon’s new mega-rich Saudi owners are eyeing up a move – along with West Ham and Everton - with the Serie A club open to a loan or cut-price deal.
Ramsey, 31, is believed to be keen on a Prem return having left Arsenal for Italy on a free transfer in 2019.
However, the Welshman would need to accept a pay cut with Toon unwilling to match his current earnings.
A new midfielder is high on Magpies manager Eddie Howe’s wishlist as they prepare to splash the cash when the transfer window opens on Saturday.
France international Jordan Veretout has also been linked but, as a regular for Roma this season, boss Jose Mourinho looks unlikely to sanction a move.
Manchester United's Jesse Lingard has long been tipped as a target.
Newcastle want to strike early in January and continue to work on deals for Atletico Madrid full-back Kieran Trippier and Lille centre-back Sven Botman.
And Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti has emerged as a £17million option.
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The France star has been linked with Prem giants like Arsenal over the past year.
But his stock has fallen as he struggles at Barca.
And just as with Ramsey at Juve, the Spaniards are keen to get Umtiti's salary - £220,000 a week - off their wage bill.
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