Roeder ready to settle on loan signings

Posted on 5th January 2007

Newcastle United are set for loan signings to plug the gaps in their side admits manager Glenn Roeder. Wes Brown has become the latest player to distance themselves from a move to Newcastle United. Roeder has never confirmed nor denied he is interested in the player but local reports suggest he was one of the players wanted by the Magpies.

But Brown, like Liverpool striker Peter Crouch earlier this week, has insisted he is happy to stay where he is, despite the fact he would gain far more first–team football at St James's Park. The player's commitment to Manchester United could mean little if Sir Alex Ferguson decides to sell him but with United still in the title hunt the may wait instead of potentially weakening their squad.

However, it is difficult to see where Newcastle can go for the quality of player they are after as clubs are always reluctant to sell in the middle of the season when they know they will also struggle to strengthen. Roeder has conceded he may need to use the loan market or look abroad to find solutions to his problems.

"There are not a lot of quality players out there at the moment, but this does not mean we cannot find two or three players who will suit our needs," said Roeder. "We have had Seppe Rossi on loan but can still take another couple in this transfer window and that's what we may have to do. What I do not want to do is to sign players who we will be lumbered with for the next three–and–a–half years. There is a saying in football that while you cannot hide good players, you cannot get rid of bad players and we want to avoid that."

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