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Alan Hutton comments on Phil Jones to Newcastle United speculation

Alan Hutton has told Football Insider that Newcastle United would be a good destination for Manchester United central defender Phil Jones.

According to The Mirror, Newcastle are interested in signing Jones from Premier League rivals United in the summer transfer window.

The report has also claimed of interest in the 28-year-old England International from West Ham United.

Jones is open to leaving United, who will accept a transfer fee of £12 million, according to the report.

Former Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa right-back Hutton – who now works as a pundit and played under Newcastle manager Steve Bruce at Villa Park – has given his take on the future of Jones, and believes that the Magpies would be a good club for him.