Ross Barkley next club odds: Newcastle lead Everton and Leeds in race for Chelsea outcast in January
CHELSEA midfielder Ross Barkley could be set for a move to Newcastle in the upcoming January transfer window.
The midfielder, who will be 28 when the transfer window opens, is the latest player to be linked with a move to the new financial heavyweights in the north east as they try and fight off their early season struggles.
Sky Bet have are offering odds of 7/2 for Barkley to seal his move to the Magpies in January.
The former Everton man joins the likes of Dele Alli, Nathan Ake, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Dean Henderson, Aaron Ramsey, James Tarkowski, Adama Traore and Wilfried Zaha on the long list of names linked with January moves to Newcastle.
Another team facing a scrap at the bottom of the table this season, Burnley, are also thought to be a potential destination for Barkley, priced at 4/1, who could need a move away from Chelsea to reignite his career.
Former clubs Everton and Leeds are also thought to monitoring the situation, with their odds at 7/1 and 10/1 respectively.
To sign Ross Barkley before January 2022:
- Newcastle 7/2
- Burnley 4/1
- Everton 7/1
- Leeds 10/1
The 33-time England international has started just twice this season for Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea side, one of which was a League Cup tie, and is yet to score or assist in eight appearances this season.
Barkley was signed by Chelsea back in January 2018 by current Tottenham boss Antonio Conte from his boyhood club Everton, but hasn’t hit the heights some people expected from him after a promising few years with the Toffees.
With just four goals in 56 league appearances so far for the Blues, Barkley was sent on loan to Aston Villa last season to try and revive his career and build up some good form.
After impressing early on with two goals and an assist in his first five games, a hamstring injury sustained against Brighton ruled him out of action for eight weeks.
And Barkley could only manage one goal in the remaining 22 games as his and Villa’s form deteriorated during the remainder of the season.
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