Newcastle United have been linked with a loan move for Manchester United goalkeeper Dean Henderson next season.
Although the Red Devils would like to sell the one-time England international on a permanent deal, the Magpies prefer a short-term move, according to 90min.
Henderson has only made three appearances this season, none of which have come in the Premier League, and despite Erik ten Hag taking the reins at the Theatre of Dreams, it seems the Manchester United Academy graduate has accepted defeat in his quest to oust David de Gea as the club’s number one.
With the World Cup six months away, Henderson, who pulled out of the European Championships squad with a hip injury, knows he needs to be playing regularly to stand a chance of gaining a place in Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions squad.
St James’ Park feels like his most likely destination, with talks over a move to Newcastle already taking place. The Manchester Evening News claimed that the 25-year-old is ‘closing in’ on joining Howe’s squad.
With the likelihood of Henderson heading to Tyneside this summer increasing, GBB takes a look at the players that have played for Newcastle United and Manchester United.
Players that have played for Newcastle United and Manchester United
Michael Owen
Following a four-year spell with Real Madrid, Newcastle splashed out a club-record £17m to bring the striker back to the Premier League in August 2005.
Plagued with injuries, Owen wasn’t the same explosive pacey striker that lit up the Premier League during his time with Liverpool and Geordie fans became frustrated with his inability to stay fit.
After scoring seven goals in his first season in the black and white jersey, Owen only made three appearances during the 2006-07 campaign after rupturing his cruciate knee ligament.
He scored 11 Premier League goals during the 2007-08 season and eight during the 2008-09 campaign, which saw Newcastle get relegated.
With the Magpies consigned to the Championship, Owen left Newcastle as a free agent and joined Manchester United.
After finishing his Newcastle career with 29 goals from 78 appearances, Owen scored 17 goals from 52 games for the Red Devils before calling time on his playing career after a season with Stoke City.
Andy Cole
After less than two years at St James’ Park following his arrival from Bristol City, Manchester United signed the prolific frontman for a then British-record £7m in January 1995.
Cole had been crowned the Premier League’s top scorer the season prior with 34 goals and he left Newcastle having scored 68 goals from 84 matches.
Cole wouldn’t go on to hit those goalscoring heights at Old Trafford, during a single season, but he won five Premier League titles and was part of the 1999 side that won the Treble.
Finishing his career with 187 Premier League goals, Cole sits third in the league’s all time scorers charts.
Alan Smith
Much to Leeds United fans dismay, Manchester United once again took advantage of the Whites’ perilous financial position and snapped up their star man Smith, a life-long Leeds fan, for £7m in 2004.
Smith was a regular for Sir Alex Ferguson in his first season in Manchester, but his game time reduced year-on-year, and after fracturing his leg at Anfield in February 2006, Smith found himself nothing more than a squad player.
Newcastle spent £6m to bring Smith to St James’ Park in August 2007 during Sam Allardyce’s tenure.
Smith spent four-and-a-half years on Tyneside before joining League One side MK Dons on loan who he later joined on a permanent basis six months later.
Smith announced his retirement in 2018 following a four-year spell with Notts County.
Nicky Butt
Part of the famous ‘Class of 92’ that came through the ranks at Manchester United, Butt enjoyed a trophy-filled ten years under Sir Alex.
In the summer of 2004, the tough-tackling midfielder joined Newcastle before moving to Birmingham City on loan the following season.
Butt would return to Tyneside following his spell at St Andrew’s and be a key part of the Newcastle side for the next four years.
The 39-time England international was part of the side that got relegated to the Championship in 2009, but also secured a return to the top-flight at the first time of asking.
Butt finished his playing career with a spell in China and he’s an owner of Salford City.
Peter Beardsley
As a youth player, Beardsley played for Wallsend Boys Club in North Tyneside before joining Newcastle United.
During 1982–83, he spent time at Canadian club Vancouver Whitecaps and Manchester United, although his period at United was unsuccessful, making only one single appearance in a League Cup tie against AFC Bournemouth, and failed to break into the first team.
Eventually, in September 1983 he was signed back to Newcastle United.
Beardsley would go on to play for the Toon Army for eight years, across two four-year periods following moves to Liverpool and Everton. Beardsley scored 117 goals from 321 appearances.
Louis Saha
The Frenchman spent the second half of the 1998-99 season on loan at Newcastle United from Metz and scored two goals from 12 games.
The following summer Saha returned to England after being signed by Fulham and in his first season with the Cottagers he fired the Londoners to the Premier League and was the First Division’s top scorer with 27 goals.
After three-and-a-half years at Fulham, Manchester United paid £12.8m to bring Saha to Manchester.
The 20-time France international scored 42 goals from 124 games for the Red Devils and was part of the side that won the Premier League and Champions League double in 2007-08.
After spells with Everton, Tottenham and Sunderland, Saha retired after a five-month spell in Italy with Lazio.
Gabriel Obertan
When Manchester United lost Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez in the same transfer window, Sir Alex brought in the likes of Obertan, Antonio Valencia and Owen to replace the star duo.
The former France Under-21 international played 27 times for Manchester United after arriving from Bordeaux before moving to Tyneside.
The 33-year-old, who is currently a free agent, played 77 times for Newcastle and his last club was American side Charlotte Independence.
Danny Simpson
After making eight first-team appearances for Manchester United, Simpson knew he had to move to secure regular game time.
The right-back joined Newcastle on loan in 2009 when the Magpies had been relegated to the Championship.
The Magpies signed Simpson on a permanent basis in January 2010 and he spent three-and-a-half years in Newcastle before joining Queens Park Rangers.
After a year at Loftus Road, Simpson joined Leicester City where he was the first-choice right-back in the Foxes memorable 2015-16 campaign, which saw them win the Premier League title.
The 35-year-old is currently a free agent after leaving Bristol City in March following a year at Ashton Gate.
Ronny Johnsen
The Norwegian arrived in England and joined Manchester United from Turkish giants Besiktas in 1996.
He stayed at the Theatre of Dreams for six years and was also part of the 1999 Treble-winning side before joining Aston Villa.
After two years with the Villains, the centre-halve moved up north where he spent six months before moving back to his homeland with Valerenga.
Keith Gillespie
Gillespie was part of Manchester United’s 1992 FA Youth Cup winning side which contained the likes of Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, David Beckham and Gary Neville.
After being unable to dislodge Andrei Kanchelskis as United’s first-choice right-winger, Gillespie moved to Newcastle in part of the deal which saw Andy Cole move the other way in January 1995.
After three-and-a-half years on Tyneside, Gillespie moved to Blackburn Rovers.
At the age of 47, the Northern Irishman is still playing in his homeland with Mindwell.
Liam O’Brien
The former Shamrock Rovers man only made sporadic appearances for Manchester United before joining Newcastle in 1988.
The Republic of Ireland international spent six years up north before moving to Tranmere Rovers and made over 150 appearances for the Geordies.
After five years at Prenton Park, O’Brien moved back to his homeland with Cork City before retiring with Bohemians in 2002.
Giuseppe Rossi
Manchester United signed the talented Italian youngster from Parma in 2004 and the left footer has struggled with injuries throughout his career.
With game time proving hard to come by under Sir Alex, Rossi had a four-month loan spell at St James’ Park in 2006.
It was in Spain with La Liga giants Villarreal where Rossi fulfilled his burgeoning potential, scoring ten or more league goals in four consecutive campaigns.
But in the space of three years, Rossi suffered three serious ligament injuries which massively hindered his career. Prior to suffering a cruciate knee ligament injury in January 2014, during his time with Fiorentina, Rossi had scored 16 goals from 21 Serie A games.
The 35-year-old, who was capped 30 times by Italy, is currently playing for Serie B side SPAL.
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