Newcastle United have been held to a different 0-0 draw within the Premier League on Saturday as they have been compelled to share the spoils with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
The Magpies have now produced goalless attracts in three of their final 4 matches within the top-flight and scored as soon as in these video games – within the 1-0 win over Fulham.
Eddie Howe and Dan Ashworth might be left involved by the facet’s struggles in entrance of aim because the race for a spot within the Champions League hots up, with the membership at the moment sitting six factors away from Tottenham in fifth.
Newcastle would absolutely not need to finish the season outdoors of the highest 4 and bringing in attacking reinforcements may bolster their probabilities by bettering their goalscoring output.
Earlier this month, Media Foot revealed that the Magpies are curious about a deal to signal Stade Rennes attacking midfielder Lovro Majer in January.
Would Lovro Majer be a superb signing for Newcastle?
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The Croatia worldwide, who has been valued at €60m (£53m) by his present membership, may are available as an improve on present central midfielder Joe Willock, who has struggled to offer constant finish product on the prime finish of the pitch.
For the reason that begin of final season, the previous Arsenal man, who has performed in midfield and out on the wing, has racked up four targets and two assists, while failing to offer greater than 0.9 key passes per outing, in 49 Premier League appearances for the Magpies.
Majer, in the meantime, has produced seven targets and ten assists in 45 Ligue 1 appearances in that point, while creating 1.6 probabilities per match final season.
The 25-year-old, who was hailed as “phenomenal” by expertise scout Jacek Kulig final time period, additionally ranks within the top 8% of gamers in his place in Europe’s prime 5 leagues over the past twelve months for non-penalty targets, assists, shot-creating actions, and anticipated assists per 90, which primarily signifies that he has been the most effective midfielders in Europe at scoring targets from open play and creating alternatives for his teammates.
Willock, in the meantime, doesn’t rank within the top 15% in any of those statistics, one thing that signifies that Majer can be a major improve on the Englishman by way of what he affords on the prime finish of the pitch.
The Rennes magician’s high quality, by way of each scoring and helping targets, might be the distinction between Newcastle drawing 0-0 and profitable the match, whereas the present Toon midfielder has not confirmed that he could be a difference-maker frequently.