Newcastle United have been told they have to wait on Armando Broja with Thomas Tuchel underlining his desire to give him a pre-season chance at Chelsea.
The Magpies are keen on a season long loan deal as they looked to fill one of their striker positions. Broja enjoyed a spell at Southampton last season with West Ham also keen on the 20-year-old.
Tuchel said: "Armando is our player first of all and we have, at the moment, no interest in selling him. He is here to make an impression after he was on loan in Southampton. That’s his situation from where we look up front.
"It’s good if there’s interest as it shows us there’s talent and potential. It shows us that he is in the position to impress and become a Chelsea player."
Asked when he would get a chance Tuchel said: "When will he become a Chelsea player? "No one knows but hopefully as soon as possible.
"He got injured and there’s a delay for him which is never nice because a young player should normally make an impression from the first minute in pre-season. Now we have a bit of a delay in that but that’s the situation."
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