According to a report from the Daily Mail, Championship trio Fulham, Blackburn Rovers and Nottingham Forest are all interested in a possible loan move for Newcastle United winger Christian Atsu.
Newcastle United are keen to cut down the size of their squad before tonight’s deadline and one of the players among those who have been deemed surplus to requirements by manager Steve Bruce in Ghanaian winger Christian Atsu.
And, with the Magpies keen to send Atsu out on loan, a host of Championship sides have been credited with interest in the winger. Fulham, Blackburn Rovers and Nottingham Forest have all been said keen on Atsu, while a report from Football Insider yesterday claimed that West Brom were also interested in a possible loan move for the 28-year-old.
Greek side Olympiacos have also been linked with a move for Atsu, as they look to bring in a new winger having allowed Daniel Podence to sign for Wolves.
Atsu first signed for Newcastle in the summer of 2016, joining on loan from Chelsea before helping them win promotion back to the Premier League. The club then made the deal permanent the following summer and Atsu has gone on to make 118 appearances for Newcastle, scoring eight goals and laying on nine assists.
With plenty of options out wide available to Steve Bruce – including new signing Valentino Lazaro – the Premier League side have sanctioned a loan move for Atsu to allow him to get more game time. Now, with the transfer window closing tonight, it will be interesting to see who wins the race for Atsu.
