Report: Steve Bruce looking to offload duo to fund Jarrod Bowen move

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Newcastle United manager Steve Bruce is ready to sell midfielder Ki Sung-yueng and forward Yoshinori Muto in order to help fund a move for Jarrod Bowen.

According to a report from The Daily Star, United and Bruce would prefer to sign players from the domestic market, with Hull City star Bowen apparently a big priority.

Bowen’s stock has risen immensely over the past year or so, having been in fine goalscoring form.

The winger has scored 17 goals so far this season and is hot property given his contract expires in June 2020.

Newcastle are keen, and two players could be sacrificed in order to help with the pursuit of the Championship star.

The Star’s report claims fringe players Ki and Muto could be sold.

TBR’s view – Bowen could take Newcastle up a gear

Perhaps it will be necessary to offload Ki and Muto just to give the club that bit of extra cash to pump into an offer for Bowen.

He would be a fantastic signing for the Magpies, who already have one exciting winger on their books in Allan Saint-Maximin.

If Bruce was able to get Bowen in on the opposite wing, then there would be potential for Newcastle to be extremely dangerous in the final third.