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title: "Excitement on social media as Newcastle agree to match Willock’s asking price"
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type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Crippy Cooke"
section: "Newcastle United News"
published: "2021-08-03T13:53:38Z"
modified: "2021-08-03T13:53:40Z"
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# Excitement on social media as Newcastle agree to match Willock’s asking price

Newcastle have yet to make a signing this summer and their opening [game](https://www.premierleague.com/news/2171434) of the new season is only 12 days away, but the Magpies may be closing in on an important acquisition that will excite supporters on [social media](https://twitter.com/search?q=willock&src=typed_query).

*Luke Taylor* of the [Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2021/08/03/joe-willock-should-seize-chance-join-newcastle-united-leave/) says Newcastle have agreed to match Arsenal’s £22m asking price for Joe Willock, so a move may depend on the 21-year-old. Willock isn’t commanding a starting place at Arsenal but would be a regular at Newcastle, so he needs to think what is best for his career.

Willock spent the second half of last season on [loan](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/joe-willock/transfers/spieler/340329) at Newcastle and went on to make [14 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/joe-willock/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/340329) in all competitions, scoring an impressive eight goals from midfield. Reports say he’s [open to staying at Newcastle](https://www.90min.com/posts/arsenal-transfer-news-joe-willock-wants-newcastle-loan) but might be given a [chance](https://www.arsenal.com/news/arteta-xhaka-bellerin-willock-and-saka) back at Arsenal, so Willock has a genuine dilemma.

Newcastle supporters are pleading for Willock to return to the North-East as he needs first-team football for the sake of his career, but Arsenal are his boyhood club. The 21-year-old has made 78 appearances across the board for the Gunners but started less than half the games, so he might need to admit defeat.

***[In other news, Jamal Lewis posts pictures on Instagram and endorses Jacob Murphy’s training snap](https://readnewcastle.com/2021/07/29/jamal-lewis-posts-pictures-on-insta-and-endorses-jacob-murphys-training-snap/)***