Newcastle have reportedly been ‘offered the chance’ to sign former loanee Jetro Willems, according to the Shields Gazette.
The 26-year-old saw a promising spell at St James’ Park brought to an abrupt and cruel end a year ago when he ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament against Chelsea.
Now, 12 months on after undergoing his recovery with parent club Eintracht Frankfurt, the 22-cap Netherlands international has been offered back to the Magpies after not playing in the Bundesliga this term.
However, the report claimed that any deal for the full-back is likely to wait until the summer when his contract expires as Newcastle remain wary of doing business this month.
Willems was impressive for the Toon and his injury came as a crushing blow a year ago. Prior to his season-ending setback, the Dutchman had earned an average rating of 6.94 in the Premier League with Sofascore.
Steve Bruce signed Danny Rose on loan until the end of the campaign from Tottenham to cover for Willems but he failed to have the same impact.
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Left-back is a problem that hasn’t been resolved since Willems’ gut-wrenching injury.
Jamal Lewis was signed in the summer with high hopes of hitting the ground running after impressing for Norwich last season, but it hasn’t really worked as of yet for the youngster.
Bruce may choose to persevere with Lewis for the remainder of the season, with the caveat of potentially bringing Willems back in the summer.
