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http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastles-leon-best-set-for-2m-904448

Blackburn are making a £2million bid for Newcastle striker Leon Best – to replace ­China-bound Yakubu.

 

A fee has already been agreed, and manager Steve Kean is hoping to persuade the Republic of Ireland to join Rovers as they rebuild following relegation to the Championship.

 

The lure of regular first-team football - Best played rarely last season as Demba Ba and Papiss Cisse fired the Geordies into the Europa League - and a lucrative contract could sweeten the drop down to the second tier.

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Is that a profit on him? we paid £1m didn't we? I'd heard a rumour that it was Best out and Luuk De Jong in is what's intended, would be better than losing Ba by a long way.

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Is that a profit on him? we paid £1m didn't we? I'd heard a rumour that it was Best out and Luuk De Jong in is what's intended, would be better than losing Ba by a long way.

 

Fucking hell. The equivalent of Johnny Depp trading in old Paradis for Penelope Cruz.

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good pro; can't fault his attitude but ultimately not good enough for where we want to be. good luck to him. seems a lower league premiership club or a championship side is the right level for him.

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Keeps his head down (when on the ball) and works hard (to get in the managers favour) - Scored goals though (for us). Someone desperately needs to teach him the offside rule.

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He has worked hard for us and It's a shame he is going but we need more quality players. Turned down a move to Celtic in January so would be surprised if he accepts this move to the Championship with Blackburn.

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Nowt against him but never really rated him either. Happy to see him move on and prob better for him. Good pro etc.

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Was useful as a squad striker, can't blame him wanting 1st team football, I'd expect him to score a few in the Championship if given the service.

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Hardly a waste of space is he. Never been in bother at the club and his goals got us to 2nd in the table earlier in the season

Best's goals didn't like.

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He scored both goals against Fulham and the only goals against villa and QPR, so there's 7 points we wouldn't have gotten without his goals. It's not like he's played every game either. I'm not saying he's a top class striker but he's hardly a 'waste of space' either.

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