Source: FOOTYMAD
Ashley Goes Above Pardew - Best For Sale!
Having already told Alan Smith and Nile Ranger that they can leave St James' Park, the Magpies are also ready to listen to offers for Leon Best. Having been told by Alan Pardew he was set to "lead the line next season" ... it seems someone in a higher place thinks different. Best IS for sale! The 24-year-old, a £1.2million signing from Coventry in February last year, scored a hat-trick in his first Premier League start for the club against West Ham on January 5, but injuries have not helped him establish himself as a genuine option. Newcastle are also closing in on Swansea full-back Neil Taylor and are actively pursuing a series of other targets with Tranquillo Barnetta, Mevlut Erding and Blaise Matuidi among the men in their sights.
