Rio Ferdinand says Arsenal are ‘in no man’s land’ for permitting Joe Willock to affix Newcastle for simply £20m

Rio Ferdinand believes Arsenal are in ‘no man’s land’ after permitting Joe Willock to maneuver to Newcastle United on a everlasting deal.

The England Beneath-21 worldwide spent the second half of the earlier marketing campaign on mortgage at St James’ Park and Steve Bruce made no secret of his need to make it official.

A deal in extra of £20million was agreed on Sunday afternoon, with Mikel Arteta coy when explaining why the 21-year-old was not within the squad for the pleasant in opposition to Tottenham Hotspur.

Willock, who got here via the academy at Hale Finish, made simply seven appearances for the Gunners final season and rumours of a transfer for Leicester’s James Maddison have circulated for a while.

But former Manchester United defender Ferdinand was left perplexed on the resolution to permit Willock to go away this summer time – no matter whether or not or not a high-profile alternative is inbound.

“I don’t know the way Arsenal have let Joe Willock go,” he stated on his FIVE YouTube channel.

“The man scores objectives from midfield man. I actually like him.

“I don’t perceive that. Newcastle have performed unbelievably properly to get him by the way in which, I feel he’s a extremely good expertise.

“He scores objectives, he expects to attain, he’s an excellent mover, makes good runs into the field.

“In the intervening time with Arsenal, I do know they’re constructing and Arteta is making an attempt to construct one thing and he’s setting the foundations there, however they’re in no man’s land.”