However ... whether Newcastle will sell Williamson is another matter.
Obviously Chris Hughton will want to keep the player he got from Portsmouth at the start of the year, but we all know how Mike Ashley reacts to the sniff of money.
According to The Sun, Williamson, 27, is now rated at around £4million.
Williamson has been superb this season in the top flight alongside Fabrizio Coloccini in the heart of the Toon defence.
Steven Taylor is back to full fitness and Sol Campbell is still waiting for the call, but they have to wait in the queue as Hughton is sticking with a settled back-line now James Perch has finally been dropped.