Newcastle United are lining up a move to land the signature of Watford striker Troy Deeney. According to recent sources, the Magpies are ready to make a January move for the English forward and is high on manager Rafael Benitez’s winter transfer wish-list. The 29-year-old has recently served a four-match suspension following his second red card of the season with the Tyneside club looking to secure his services this month in order to boost their goal-scoring options. Some sources are claiming that Newcastle has already made contact with the Hornets and enquired about his availability in January.
The Magpies boss Rafael Benitez’s main priority for this transfer window is to bolster his attacking options with the club struggling to score enough goals this season which has led to their poor start to the campaign.
They currently possess one of the worst offensive records in the league which has seen them find the back of the net only 20 times in 22 Premier League matches so far. The duo of Dwight Gayle and Joselu are amongst the Magpies’ top scorers this season and Benitez is adamant to add more firepower to his frontline in their quest to avoid the drop at the end of this campaign.
It is believed that Benitez is a big admirer of Deeney and reckons that he still has a lot of Premier League goals in him. The Tyneside club might benefit from his goals and guile in the opposition box if they manage to land the veteran forward. They are in dire need to steer clear of relegation trouble going into the second half of the season and a potential transfer of Deeney might boost their chances of doing exactly that as they attempt to avoid themselves from getting involved in a relegation dogfight in the coming months.
Deeney’s immediate future at Watford looks uncertain with the forward failing to keep a regular place in manager Marco Silva’s starting eleven this season. The Hornets’ captain has scored 2 goals and made one assist in 14 appearances for Watford in all competitions. Andre Gray has replaced him in Marco Silva’s first-team and has been the Italian manager’s preferred choice to lead the lines at Vicarage Road.
Deeney has fallen down the pecking order at Watford of late and the club might now consider moving him on in this ongoing transfer window. It remains to be seen whether Newcastle United are successful in their attempts to secure his signature during this month in what promises to be a real game-changer in the Premier League relegation battle.
