Newcastle now want Sunderland player; his family are Toon fans
Newcastle United have been making moves to sign developing talents since PIF took charge of the club.
Not only has the first-team been strengthened, Newcastle are bolstering for the future.
Garang Kuol, Yankuba Minteh, Harrison Ashby and Cathal Heffernan are just some of the names the club have brought in with one eye on the long-term.
Clearly, there’s no guarantee those names will be starring for Eddie Howe’s team going forward but it is pleasing to see the club plan for the future.
Newcastle have intense interest in Sunderland midfielder Chris Rigg
Indeed, iNews suggest Newcastle hold an intense interest in Sunderland’s teenage midfield prodigy, Chris Rigg.
The 16-year-old is also believed to be attracting the attention of Manchester United, with scouts comparing Rigg to a young Jordan Henderson after he scored against Southampton on the weekend, becoming the Black Cats’ youngest ever scorer in league competition.
The report adds that the player’s family all support Newcastle, with insiders on Wearside suggesting his rise is something akin to Jude Bellingham’s rapid fire ascension at Birmingham.
Who is Chris Rigg and what is his style of play?
A profile compiled by the Northern Echo describe the player as “a classic number eight capable of getting on the ball” but also “robust enough to fulfil his defensive-midfield duties.”
Hailed as “wonderful” by Sunderland manager Tony Mowbray, the iNews report relay some interesting information from a source.
They are quoted as describing Rigg as “very dynamic” and “good on the ball” with “excellent movement” as well “great awareness”.
A central midfielder playing for the England U17 team, the same source adds that they believe Rigg will be playing Premier League football by the time he’s 18.
Potentially, that could be at Newcastle.
