Back to the Newcastle United Newsfeed

'He's got everything': Matt Ritchie insists Newcastle team-mate Jonjo Shelvey is good enough for BARCELONA and could easily play for LaLiga giants if he had 'his head screwed on'

Matt Ritchie believes Newcastle team-mate Jonjo Shelvey could play for Barcelona 'if only his head was screwed on'.

Shelvey, 28, has been capped six times by England but has not played for his country since joining the Magpies in 2016.

The midfielder has been a stand-out performer for Steve Bruce's side this season and Ritchie says he 'has got everything'.

Jonjo Shelvey has been a stand-out performer for Steve Bruce's Newcastle this season

'What a player, I've been at Newcastle four years and I've seen him inside a box no more than 10 times,' Scotland international Ritchie told the In The Box YouTube channel.