Newcastle United have not held any talks with Italy and Juventus veteran Leonardo Bonucci.
Eddie Howe and his coaching staff will certainly respect the 36-year-old given his glittering career but there have been no discussions on the 136-times capped Italy international. The centre-back is due to retire at the end of the season and there have been talks with Juve over him ending his time in Turin early.
But Chronicle Live has been told that no discussions took place with Newcastle and understandably the Magpies are looking at a younger centre-back to complement what they already have. There is no doubt that Howe and his backroom team are considering another defensive star for next season.
