Jun 21, 2022

Newcastle United told summer move for Man City star would be 'lift off' for the club Sterling looks likely to leave City this summer, with Chelsea among the interested parties Get our FREE Newcastle United newsletter emailed daily to your inbox by subscribing below Something went wrong, please try again later.Invalid Email Subscribe We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Thank you for subscribing!We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Former Premier League midfielder Don Hutchison believes Newcastle United should plot an ambitious move for Manchester City star Raheem Sterling. Hutchison, who himself is a Newcastle supporter, thinks that signing someone of Sterling’s calibre would help elevate the Magpies to the next level. Sterling has just 12 months left to run on his current deal at City and has been linked with a move away this summer with a new contract looking unlikely. Chelsea, though, appear to be the current front runners for the England international, with Thomas Tuchel having reportedly identified him as a priority target. Newcastle have brought in just one new signing so far in the window, with Matt Targett sealing a £15 million permanent switch from Aston Villa after an impressive loan spell in the second half of last season. But the Magpies are expected to be busy on the incomings front as Dan Ashworth and the owners take charge of their first summer window. And while Newcastle are expected to be ambitious in who they target, players of Sterling’s level may just be a step too far at this stage. Speaking on BBC’s Football Daily Podcast , though, Hutchison thinks it would be worth Newcastle having a go. He said: “If you ask any Newcastle fan, I am one, if we ended up signing Raheem Sterling, that would be lift off for Newcastle fans. “That would be ‘right, we’ve got one of the world’s best, we can build from there’. Maybe it’s just out of Newcastle’s reach. Maybe they’ve put the feelers out. That’s what happens as managers, if you’re Eddie Howe or an agent, you’d put the feeler out to Raheem Sterling. “You’d say to them ‘do you fancy it?’ and he’s probably said, if they have put the feelers out ‘the timing’s not quite right’.” READ NEXT