Newcastle eye Long after Reading striker impresses on Ireland duty

Newcastle watched Reading striker Shane Long impress against Macedonia and Uruguay for Ireland in the last week, but will face competition from Wolves, Aston Villa, West Ham and Stoke.Long was one of few positives for Ireland as they slumped to a 3-2 friendly defeat to Uruguay.He has scored 21 goals for Championship club Reading in all competitions this season. Hot-shot: Long looks set for a move to the Premier League Newcastle hierarchy eye European challenge and insist they have a long-term visionNewcastle reveal cost of relegation by announcing whopping ?33.5m lossesNewcastle boss Pardew ready to team up with midfielder Reo-Coker again All the latest Newcastle news, features and opinion  Explore more:Places: Newcastle, Ireland, Macedonia

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