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title: "Dean Jones says Newcastle are ‘keen’ to sell Saint-Maximin"
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author: "Crippy Cooke"
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published: "2022-07-28T19:30:00Z"
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# Dean Jones says Newcastle are ‘keen’ to sell Saint-Maximin

Despite Allan Saint-Maximin finishing last season as Newcastle’s top assist-maker and second-best goalscorer, his future at St James’ Park is uncertain. The 25-year-old has spent three years at Newcastle but hasn’t scored more than five goals and hasn’t made more than five assists in one league season.

Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea are [interested](https://theathletic.com/3433915/2022/07/19/saint-maximin-training-newcastle/) in Saint-Maximin and have been told to pay in excess of £40m for the Frenchman, so Dean Jones says Newcastle wouldn’t hesitate to sell if an acceptable offer came their way. He told [Give Me Sport](https://www.givemesport.com/88038639-newcastle-looking-for-buyer-for-93k-a-week-star-at-st-james-park): “They are looking for a buyer for Saint-Maximin.

“And if it was Chelsea, their eyes would light up and they would be very keen to get every penny they possibly could out of him. I know Tottenham have been linked to Saint-Maximin, too. Newcastle don’t see him as part of their future project.”

Saint-Maximin is Newcastle’s best-performing winger, contributing considerably more than Jacob Murphy (1 goal, [2 assists](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/newcastle-united/leistungsdaten/verein/762/reldata/GB1%262021/plus/1)), Miguel Almiron (1 goal, 0 assists) and Ryan Fraser (2 goals, 3 assists), but he’s worth a lot more money than his teammates.

[Paul Robinson said Eddie Howe has to think about Financial Fair Play](https://readnewcastle.com/2022/07/28/paul-robinson-gives-newcastle-warning-over-financial-fair-play/), so it would be beneficial to sell Saint-Maximin if he believes Newcastle can cope in his absence. Jones’ comments suggest that it’s a genuine possibility this summer.

Saint-Maximin has scored 11 goals with 14 assists from [86 league games](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/allan-saint-maximin/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/272642), so he’s contributed a goal every 3.4 games on average. To sell a player of his calibre for £40m might be too good to turn down.

***[In other news, Newcastle ‘would love’ to sign Calvert-Lewin](https://readnewcastle.com/2022/07/28/newcastle-would-love-to-sign-dominic-calvert-lewin/)***