Newcastle Ready To Offer £9M For Kluivert

By Matthew Jones
September 22 2003

Newcastle United will make a £9 million bid for Patrick Kluivert in January. The Barcelona stat will also be offered a £60,000-a-week package to move to St James' Park.

A club insider told the Sunday Mirror: "Newcastle are really keen on Kluivert. The fact that he is available without any fee being involved makes him an attractive proposition. Barca are happy just to get him off the wage bill and he is desperate to come to England.

"The feeling at Newcastle is that Kluivert's physical style makes him perfectly suited for English football. He has told his agent he loves the Newcastle fans and would be interested in moving to Tyneside. Newcastle has excellent air links with Holland and Amsterdam is just one hour away.

"Kluivert knows he could become a folk hero on Tyneside. Sir Bobby Robson knows all about him from his time in Holland and at Barcelona and would love to add him to his squad."