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title: "Howey tells Newcastle not to pay £30m for Willock"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Crippy Cooke"
section: "Newcastle United News"
published: "2021-06-02T11:34:41Z"
modified: "2021-06-02T11:34:42Z"
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# Howey tells Newcastle not to pay £30m for Willock

Joe Willock has an uncertain future at Arsenal. The 21-year-old isn’t commanding a starting place at the Emirates Stadium and greatly impressed on loan at Newcastle United, so much so that the Magpies are considering signing him on a permanent basis this summer.

Steve Howey is against the move, however, as he believes Willock’s asking price is too high for Newcastle – Arsenal are requesting around £30m for the English midfielder.

The former Toon Army defender told *Aaron Hindhaugh* of [Football Fancast](https://www.footballfancast.com/newcastle-united-news/exclusive-howey-urges-bruce-to-not-splash-30-million-on-joe-willock-e130): “He’s impressed me massively, but I wouldn’t spend £30 million on him, even though I do think he did superbly well at Newcastle.”

Willock rose through the youth ranks to Arsenal’s first-team and made [78 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/joe-willock/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/340329) in all competitions, scoring 11 goals with four assists. But because the 21-year-old was struggling for playing time in 2020/21, he joined Newcastle to get minutes which was a great decision.

Willock has made 14 appearances for Newcastle, scoring eight goals. He’s been the one major highlight of a disappointing Magpies campaign and looks to have a bright future. It’s no surprise why Steve Bruce wants him permanently, but it remain to be seen if Newcastle can afford his £30m asking price.

***[In other news, Andy Carroll contributes 29 goals as Newcastle are promoted to Premier League](https://readnewcastle.com/2021/06/02/andy-carroll-contributes-29-goals-as-newcastle-are-promoted-to-premier-league/)***