Newcastle could welcome a familiar face in the coming weeks. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
Former Premier League striker Peter Crouch has now revealed that he would have loved to play for Newcastle United over the course of his career.
The former England International has claimed there is something special about Newcastle as a club, and he also has great admiration for the city.
Crouch believes Newcastle is a football city and he always enjoyed playing against them during his time in the Premier League.
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Crouch on Newcastle
“I think there’s something special about being Newcastle’s number nine,” said Crouch (h/t Chronicle).
“Every time I go there I feel like it’s a football city and when I think of the old centre-forwards who played well for Newcastle, you’re the hero, aren’t you? If I had scored goals for Newcastle… Even the music for the match they play in Newcastle.”
“I’ve always enjoyed playing there as an away player. They understand football. They live and breathe it. If I had come in just after that Alan Shearer phase I would have been a good age then, but these things don’t work.”
“It’s all hypothetical, but if I had to pick one club to play for, it would have been Newcastle.”
Newcastle could have done with Peter Crouch
Crouch was a very useful player for several Premier League clubs throughout his career, and there is no doubt he would have been a quality signing for Newcastle. Apart from his ability to find the back of the net, he was a model professional throughout his career and added a whole new dimension to the attack with his incredible presence in the air.
Meanwhile, the player was very close to a move to Sunderland in 2009, but he opted to move to Tottenham Hotspur after receiving a call from Harry Redknapp. It seems the former England international would have preferred to play for Sunderland’s bitter rivals.
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