This seems like a logical story as Sky Sports News were reporting earlier today that the 25-year-old stopper was having a medical at the Newcastle ground.
The only question is why?
Newcastle have 3 very good keepers on their books already in Dutch international Tim Krul, long serving Steve Harper and Fraser Forster who is on loan at Celtic.
And Tim Krul has been in scintillating form at the start of the premiership campaign, despite being told by Alan Pardew that he is not guaranteed the number 1 jersey.
I watched the last two games against Scunthorpe and Fulham and can honestly say that without Krul we wouldn't have won them.
His reflexes are world class and he made some vital saves which had the Toon Army drooling and the opposition fans frustrated.
It therefore baffles me that we would need an extra keeper because even if Krul gets injured we have the experienced Steve Harper to don the gloves and step in.
This leaves me to question the future of Steve Harper. I can't believe that Pardew would have signed a talented new goalkeeper as 3rd cover; the lad simply wouldn't have come.
Does this mean he wants Elliot to push Krul for a starting place and edge Harper out of the picture?
It's an interesting question and only time will tell what role the lad will play in the Newcastle squad but hopefully he will be a decent signing for us, provided he didn't take too much of a chunk out of the transfer budget.
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