Michael Chopra thinks Bale and Coutinho would be open to joining Newcastle

Former Newcastle player Michael Chopra believes that Gareth Bale and Philippe Coutinho would be open to joining the Magpies this summer.

Both players have been linked with moves away from their respective clubs this summer.

Bale has fallen out of favour at Real Madrid and Barcelona seem keen on offloading Coutinho.

Chopra claims that Newcastle could be one of the few clubs that can afford Bale’s wages. Similarly, if Coutinho returns to England, he is unlikely to join Liverpool.

According to him, Newcastle’s takeover would give them ample resources to pull off these signings.

Chopra said (quotes via Chronicle): “You need to build things up slowly with four our five players – including a couple of…