The former Ajax and AC Milan star is available for a cut-price £1.2million after the Catalan club decided to invoke a clause in his contract enabling them to slash his rumoured £4.2million a year salary by 50 per cent, in return for making him available for transfer for the unusually low fee.
Kluivert unsurprisingly was unhappy that his salary had been slashed and has made it clear that he wants a move to the Premiership, with Arsenal and Manchester United also reported to be interested.
Would the Dutchman be a good acquisition for Newcastle United? We’ll let Sky Sports have their say on it.
"With Alan Shearer entering the summer of his career and Craig Bellamy plagued by discipline problems, Kluivert would be the perfect addition to the club's squad," they claim.
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