He's someone I've heard of, just hope we aren't paying huge large wages for him...

Newcastle United are struggling to find Grant Hanley a new club – because of his wages.

Birmingham City are the latest team to take a look at the defender, signed from Blackburn Rovers for £5million last summer.

Hanley, signed for his Championship experience, is available for transfer just a year into his career on Tyneside.

However, the 25-year-old has four years of a lucrative contract left to run – and Newcastle know it will be hard to move him off the wage bill this summer.

Championship side Derby County backed away from a move for Hanley earlier this summer because they couldn't match his St James's Park contract.

Birmingham are also unlikely to offer the Scotland international the kind of money he earns at United.

And the Scotland international could yet stay at the club.

Newcastle are struggling to move a number of players on in the transfer window.

Reports in France claim Massadio Haidara's proposed move to Saint-Etienne broke down over the weekend after he rejected the contract on offer from the Ligue 1 club.

United manager Rafa Benitez, keen to generate funds for transfers, admimtted last week that he had "too many" players.

A number of players, including Achraf Lazaar, Tim Krul and Emmanuel Riviere, have been made available for transfer.

But there has been little movement so far, with only Daryl Murphy having left the club.

Murphy joined Championship club Nottingham Forest last month in a £2million deal.

The striker signed a three-year deal at the City Ground.

Posted By: Vivid Data Shark on August 29th 2017 at 21:12:34

Message Thread

Why is the consensus that Hanley is somewhere between terrible and "bang" average? (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Aug 29, 20:42:15
- i once saw twisted sister in hanley (n/m) (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Aug 29, 22:26:00
  - sorry to hear that (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Aug 29, 22:38:47
- Good mixture of responses, all sensible! (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Aug 29, 22:12:31
- I think he's a solid acquisition - personally wait till he's kicked a ball before judging (n/m) (NCFC) - Worthing Yellow, Aug 29, 21:41:31
- great signing (NCFC) - earthleakage, Aug 29, 21:17:00
- He's someone I've heard of, just hope we aren't paying huge large wages for him... (NCFC) - Vivid Data Shark, Aug 29, 21:12:34
  - Newcastle are paying half (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Aug 29, 21:35:39
- I seem to remember being happy we'd dodged him last year (NCFC) - ruudyforcity, Aug 29, 21:05:47
- From what I can gather he's a decent, dependable CB. Exactly what we need now. (n/m) (NCFC) - avenging canary, Aug 29, 21:03:34
- Hanley (NCFC) - letsbehavinyou, Aug 29, 21:00:54
- If hes better than we've got, which being brutally honest (NCFC) - Mickdundee, Aug 29, 20:58:35
- Completely agree (NCFC) - Arnhem ball boy, Aug 29, 20:53:16
- I suppose we're used to CBs that do this... (NCFC) - Under soil heating, Aug 29, 20:51:27
- Because Newcastle seemed to think he was that as soon as they bought him (n/m) (NCFC) - pab, Aug 29, 20:49:46
- ask yourself how many times those people have seen him play (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Aug 29, 20:47:20
  - I'd never even heard of him - I will support him if he's one of ours though (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Aug 29, 20:51:47
    - indeed (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Aug 29, 20:55:52
      - Innit bruv (n/m) (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Aug 29, 21:05:29
  - 442 (n/m) (NCFC) - harry boulders, Aug 29, 20:48:56
- He'll be alright (NCFC) - emmaroyds, Aug 29, 20:45:52
- He'll be captain within 1 month. YMMW (n/m) (NCFC) - MIKEWALKER, Aug 29, 20:44:30
  - Agreed. (n/m) (NCFC) - berstreetsfinest, Aug 29, 21:19:03

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