Newcastle ready to pay £500k per week
Newcastle are willing to pay around £500,000 a week to land Jesse Lingard on loan.
But if they fail to land a midfielder ready to strike back-up goals, Tottenham’s Dele Alli tops the list.
Lingard is his first choice and Toon hopes to include him in his Saudi training camp this week.
The England star, 29, is with the Man United squad in Dubai, a three-hour flight from Magpie’s winter break base in Jeddah.
The Red Devils have rejected Newcastle’s first offer with the England midfielder, who is out of contract over the summer, still unsure whether they will approve a move.
A second bid was placed last week and the relegation-threatened Magpies are now set to pay a hefty loan fee north of £6million to land Lingard for the final four months of the season.
Toon will also pay his £100,000-per-week salary.
