da doce： Newcastle find themselves in a respectable ninth place in the Premier League and who knows where they could end up this season if some reinforcements arrive in January.
da brdice： Whether Steve Bruce plans to go shopping for Christmas or not remains to be seen but at the other end of the spectrum, there are some names he should definitely be looking to ship off during the winter.
So with that in mind, Football FanCast looks at two players the Magpies would be wise to part ways with in a couple of weeks’ time…
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Ki Sung-Yueng
2019/20 has been extremely harsh on the 30-year-old midfielder and it’s not looking likely to change any time soon.
The Korean has fallen behind in the pecking order and Isaac Hayden, Jonjo Shelvey and Sean Longstaff have made it almost impossible for him to get a consistent supply of first-team action under his belt.
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He’s managed just 136 minutes of game-time and doesn’t appear to have much of a fan in Steve Bruce, so once the January transfer window opens Newcastle may as well sell – especially considering Ki’s contract will expire at the end of the campaign.
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Dwight Gayle
The 29-year-old centre-forward managed to bag 24 goals and assist a further eight during his stay with West Brom in 2018/19 but that hasn’t been enough to earn him a key role in Newcastle’s Premier League campaign.
Despite Bruce often talking up the poacher, he’s only handed Gayle 62 minutes after starting the season sidelined through injury.
Newcastle haven’t exactly suffered without him in terms of results and considering Gayle is so well-established at Championship level, Newcastle may be better off cashing in rather than having him sit third or fourth in the pecking order all season.
Transfermarkt value him at £10.8m and that would be a decent addition to the winter kitty if Bruce has signings in mind.