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title: "Fans on social media hope Newcastle sign ‘fantastic professional’ from Brighton"
canonical: "https://readnewcastle.com/2022/01/26/fans-on-social-media-hope-newcastle-sign-fantastic-professional-from-brighton/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Crippy Cooke"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2022-01-26T09:43:39Z"
modified: "2022-01-26T09:59:26Z"
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# Fans on social media hope Newcastle sign ‘fantastic professional’ from Brighton

Newcastle United are 18th in the [Premier League](https://www.whoscored.com/Regions/252/Tournaments/2/Seasons/8618/Stages/19793/TeamStatistics/England-Premier-League-2021-2022) for most shots conceded (15.7 per game) and 19th in the Premier League for goals conceded (43), so they need to bolster their backline before the January transfer window shuts.

The Magpies aren’t short of centre-backs with Jamaal Lascelles, Fabian Schar, Ciaran Clark and Federico Fernández, but injury has struck Lascelles, Clark and Fernandez of late, so a new face wouldn’t be the worst thing for Eddie Howe.

[Pete O’Rourke](https://twitter.com/SportsPeteO/status/1486236403096764417) of *Football Insider* says the Toon Army are interested in Dan Burn and hope to agree a deal with Brighton & Hove Albion in the coming days. Fans on [social media](https://twitter.com/search?q=burn%20%23nufc&src=typed_query&f=live) reacted positively to the news.

https://twitter.com/SoIonufc/status/1486270439341047808?s=20

> Yep, could see this one happening. Fantastic professional.
>
> — GraMartin25 (@Filthyfulltoss) [January 26, 2022](https://twitter.com/Filthyfulltoss/status/1486250273672736771?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> He’s been having a good season so far what av seen and he’s a geordie so will give it all for the club good signing a think
>
> — Joe D (@barbarianman17) [January 26, 2022](https://twitter.com/barbarianman17/status/1486250727035084801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> I like him. Can play left back aswell as central. From Blyth. Always looks good to me when watch Brighton. Good on ball.
>
> — Stuart (@Stuart15000534) [January 26, 2022](https://twitter.com/Stuart15000534/status/1486256171497529344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Nice. Geordie boy too ??
>
> — Yves Saint Laurent Robert (@YSLRNUFC) [January 26, 2022](https://twitter.com/YSLRNUFC/status/1486245155946512386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

https://twitter.com/R9Joey/status/1486256118649270272?s=20

The 29-year-old has been a regular at the Amex but might be lured away for an exciting new project and significant payrise in the North-East. Burn [joined](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/dan-burn/transfers/spieler/134270) Brighton on a five-year deal from Wigan Athletic in 2018 and has gone on to make [85 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/dan-burn/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/134270) in all competitions, scoring two goals.

He’s a towering centre-back who’s helped the Seagulls keep three clean sheets in his [13 Premier League appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/dan-burn/leistungsdaten/spieler/134270) this season, so Newcastle could do worse. Brighton have conceded one or less goals in 11 of the league games Burn has featured in.

***[In other news, fans on social media say ‘class’ Allan Saint-Maximin is ‘unplayable’ when at his best](https://readnewcastle.com/2022/01/24/fans-on-social-media-say-class-allan-saint-maximin-is-unplayable-when-at-his-best/)***