Now it is rumoured that the mags are in the chase for Ba,
If the stories that safc want him also are true, and both make an offer, wonder who he would choose, or who would offer the most wages.
Newcastle boss Alan Pardew wants to snap up Demba Ba from West Ham on a free transfer as he tries to beat arch-rivals Sunderland to his signature.
Pardew has been alerted to the Senegalese strikerâs availability - and eagerness to stay in the Premier League after the Hammers' relegation - and is putting a lucrative deal together.
Ba has a clause in his contract that allows him to leave and is fielding offers from other clubs before informing the *relegated outfit that he wants out, as he is not keen on spending a season in the Championship.
Sunderland are also *interested in Ba too, but he is just one of several targets that Steve Bruce has earmarked for a summer spend.
Newcastle are more focused on landing him though, as they try to replace Andy Carroll without spending a fortune.
The Geordies have had a bid for Lorientâs Kevin Gameiro rejected and are unwilling to match the £10million-plus asking price.
However they would throw a lot of money at Ba to land him without a transfer fee.
If the stories that safc want him also are true, and both make an offer, wonder who he would choose, or who would offer the most wages.
Newcastle boss Alan Pardew wants to snap up Demba Ba from West Ham on a free transfer as he tries to beat arch-rivals Sunderland to his signature.
Pardew has been alerted to the Senegalese strikerâs availability - and eagerness to stay in the Premier League after the Hammers' relegation - and is putting a lucrative deal together.
Ba has a clause in his contract that allows him to leave and is fielding offers from other clubs before informing the *relegated outfit that he wants out, as he is not keen on spending a season in the Championship.
Sunderland are also *interested in Ba too, but he is just one of several targets that Steve Bruce has earmarked for a summer spend.
Newcastle are more focused on landing him though, as they try to replace Andy Carroll without spending a fortune.
The Geordies have had a bid for Lorientâs Kevin Gameiro rejected and are unwilling to match the £10million-plus asking price.
However they would throw a lot of money at Ba to land him without a transfer fee.
