According to Calciomercato.it (via Football Italia), former Inter Milan boss Luciano Spalletti is on the radar of the prospective new owners of Newcastle United, and the Italian could bring Belgian midfielder Radja Nainggolan along to St. James’ Park.
The Magpies are set to be owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund with a £300 million takeover on the cards after chairman Mike Ashley agreed to sell.
Newcastle are expected to have a new manager for next season with Steve Bruce tipped to be shown the exit door, and they have already been linked with Rafa Benitez, former Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino, former Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri and current Borussia Dortmund manager Lucien Favre.