He still needed a move to take the next step. Southampton to Newcastle has definitely helped his development. I always kept an eye on the team sheet to see if he got games, being based near Southampton I wanted to see how he developed. It was a slow start at Newcastle.
He was only at saints 2 years and missed a whole year from that acl injury. I don’t think we would have risked that.
Now makes sense and yes it will be a big fee but like when we signed Walker it could easily pay off. He’s young, prem proven, can only get better, homegrown and can cover both sides.
If true they would take Jack as part of the deal it’s a no brainer.