Report: Newcastle want to sign £200,000-a-week player, but he would love Tottenham Hotspur transfer

Jota is interested in joining Eddie Howe’s Newcastle United during the January transfer window, but he would prefer to join Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham Hotspur.

That’s the alleged reason given by 90min for Jota’s preference to transfer to Tottenham.

What news are we hearing about Jota, Tottenham Hotspur, and Newcastle United? Let’s examine this.

What’s the story?

Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly interested in signing Al Ittihad winger Jota during the January transfer window, according to 90min.

Both the Magpies and Spurs are reportedly considering bids for the former Celtic star.

Despite only joining Al Ittihad from Celtic in the summer of 2023, the winger, who is valued at £200,000 per week (The Scottish Sun), is prepared to leave the Saudi Pro League team.

Newcastle wants to sign Jota, but they may run into trouble because Al Ittihad is connected to their owners, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF).

Jota, who is open to all possibilities but “would love to reunite with Ange Postecoglou having worked with him for two years at Celtic,” has been mentioned by 90min as being of particular interest to Tottenham.

The winger was also connected to Spurs during the summer transfer window.

Tottenham Hotspur have advantage over Newcastle United for Jota

In my opinion, Tottenham Hotspur has a better chance of signing Jota in the January transfer window than Newcastle United.

To begin with, Tottenham does not share any connections with Al-Ittihad with Newcastle, so the North London team would have no trouble securing a deal for the 24-year-old.

Second, the winger expresses a desire to collaborate with Ange Postecoglou once more. It might play a significant role.

Jota is acquainted with Postecoglou from their time together at Celtic, and the Portuguese player may believe that his former boss can assist him in acclimating to life in the Premier League.