Rafael Benitez: 'Aleksandar Mitrovic won't leave Newcastle United for PL club'

Alvaro Morata

Alvaro Morata

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Benitez said: "We have to find the balance".

It goes to show how just one transfer can cause a chain reaction of events for top, rival clubs.

"I am repeating the same things, I am the coach and my task is to do the best for the club and try to improve these players".

It has been a odd season for Benitez's men, who are performing a lot better on the road right now; their two Premier League wins since October came at West Ham and Stoke over the festive period.

It has been a few days since we had a Chelsea target man rumour, but luckily there is another name joining the likes of Peter Crouch and Andy Carroll on the Blues' weird shopping list. "We'll try to do something".

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However, the 21-year-old offensive midfielder was withdrawn from the Under-21s squad to play in the Checkatrade Trophy against Oxford United on Tuesday [23 January] and also was also left out of Conte's squad for the Carabao Cup semi-final defeat to Arsenal on Wednesday.

Benitez has spent the entire month trying to persuade owner Mike Ashley to invest in new players, despite handing him a list of targets on January 1. Florian Lejeune returns after injury as does Aleksandar Mitrovic, but with speculation over his future mounting, it is unlikely he will play.

But Benitez believes Newcastle should have been ready to act earlier and says a 31-day window is partly to blame.

As a result, the transfer decisions of both Arsenal and Chelsea will be thoroughly interlinked in the coming days and a single move from one of the clubs could change the approach of the other.

"We will still recruit somebody if it is possible but I am looking forward to the end of the transfer window next week because it is disturbing for everyone. I don't want to do anything wrong for the players".

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