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title: "These Newcastle fans react to Reece James links"
canonical: "https://readnewcastle.com/2019/10/29/these-newcastle-fans-react-to-reece-james-links/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Daniel Emery"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2019-10-29T08:11:19Z"
modified: "2019-10-29T08:11:19Z"
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# These Newcastle fans react to Reece James links

Newcastle are reportedly interested in a potential January deal to sign Chelsea defender Reece James on loan.

Reports have claimed that Newcastle and Leeds are both keen on the right-back, who was on loan at Wigan last season.

> Twitter: Could we be seeing this man in an #NUFC shirt this winter? ?
>
> Weekend reports suggest the club are interested in a… https://t.co/iovBXPz9Ua (@ChronicleNUFC)

These Newcastle fans reacted to the reports…

Need attacking players!

> Twitter: @ChronicleNUFC No for god sake we need attacking players! (@BateyAlex)

Ruined…

> Twitter: @ChronicleNUFC Yes, but we’d Kenedy him. Chelsea won’t want him ruined. (@gothbotherer)

Well…

> Twitter: @ChronicleNUFC I’d rather have someone who can score goals (@jay\_meston)

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Maybe?

> Twitter: @ChronicleNUFC Will he score 20 goals by May ? Then no (@Mark\_Blades)

Another right-back…

> Twitter: @ChronicleNUFC How many right backs can one club have?! We already have 3!! (@AdamBeckett09)

### READ NEWCASTLE VERDICT

Whilst some fans there seem to be concerned about bringing another right-back in, you have to consider that he played – very well – in central midfield for Wigan in the second half of last season. He excelled in a defensive midfield position, which could be where Newcastle want him to play.

The England under-21 international’s versatility in that he is able to play at right-back or holding midfield is a useful quality which could come in handy for Steve Bruce in the second half of the campaign. Newcastle have also struggled to nail down a regular at right-back, so he could solve that issue by coming in and becoming a starter at the back.