Jamal Lewis set for Watford loan, while Burnley set their sights on Jonny Evans
Northern Ireland duo Jamal Lewis and Jonny Evans are on the radars of Watford and Burnley respectively
Northern Ireland international Jamal Lewis is poised to leave Newcastle United for a spell in the Championship with Watford.
Magpies boss Eddie Howe has allowed the left-back to join the Hornets in a loan switch.
Discussing potential departures from the club, Howe said: “Jamal Lewis is probably the nearest to securing a loan move to Watford. That is closest in the pipeline and that will get done in the next 24 hours.”
The 25-year-old is set to become Watford’s fifth summer signing following the captures of Rhys Healey, Tom Ince and Jake Livermore and the return on loan of Matheus Martins.
Lewis made his debut for Norwich City at the end of 2017 and went on to make 100 League and Cup appearances for the Canaries before moving to Tyneside in September 2020.
He made 26 appearances in his first season but has found his first-team opportunities limited since then, making just two Premier League appearances in the last campaign.
Lewis was out in the United States with Newcastle and featured in their first two pre-season friendly matches against Gateshead and Rangers, but there doesn’t appear to be a future for him at the Premier League side.
United signed the full-back for £15million from Norwich in 2020 under Steve Bruce, with the defender touted as an exciting future prospect at the age of 22.
Lewis was tracked by the likes of Liverpool at the time before Newcastle managed to land the star in a move that made him Northern Ireland’s most expensive player, a record matched recently by Shea Charles’ transfer to Southampton.
While the Canaries plied their trade in the Championship, he clinched two EFL Young Player of the Month
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